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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South Korean Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for Sewol Ferry Captain
by HYUNG-JIN KIM, Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean prosecutors on Monday demanded the death penalty for the captain of a ferry that sank earlier this […]
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, […]
Student Survivors of Sewol Disaster Testify of Crew Negligence
As some 30 high school students lined up to get to an emergency exit while the ship they were on tilted violently, there were no crew members in sight […]
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. […]
SKorean Ferry: Search at Difficult Stage, NKorea Sends Condolences
Image via NoCut News: A table set by the families of the South Korean ferry victims Hopes of finding survivors from the capsized South Korean ferry are dwindling as […]
