Pictured above: Lee Joon-seok, captain of the sunken Sewol ferry. (Photo by Park Chul-hong, AP Photo/Yonhap) by HYUNG-JIN KIM, Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea — The South Korean ferry captain responsible […]
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Sewol Ferry Captain Avoids Death Penalty
by STEVE HAN Families of the victims from the South Korean ferry disaster cried in anger as the ship’s captain who failed to carry out proper rescue operations avoided […]
Sewol Captain Apologizes, Admits He “Deserves Death Penalty” For Ferry Disaster
by JAMES S. KIM The Sewol ferry captain acknowledged in court Wednesday that he failed to make the proper decisions for passengers to evacuate once the ship had run aground, […]
Emotions Run High at First Day of Trial For SKorean Ferry Captain, Crew
The trial for the Sewol ferry captain and crew members facing charges ranging from murder to negligence began today, even as search operations to find the remaining 12 bodies were still underway. […]
