All posts tagged "survivors"

  • Coast Guard officers carry out rescue operations on the sunken ferry, Sewol, in waters off the southern coast, Wednesday. / Yonhap
    [WSJ] Ferry Survivors Recall Horror

      As South Korea’s ill-fated ferry tipped over and seawater began filling up its cabins, passengers told to stay inside had to make a last-minute scramble to escape, six young survivors from the...

    • Posted July 29, 2014
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  • A man breaks down after checking the list. (Yonhap)
    “Wrong instructions increased death toll”

    By Kim Se-jeong, Choi Kyong-ae Survivors of the ferry Sewol said an announcement from the captain asking passengers to stop moving worsened the situation. “I ran into my room, after I heard the announcement. But things didn’t...

    • Posted April 16, 2014
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