by STEVE HAN The company that owned and operated the South Korean ferry Sewol that capsized in April was also responsible for five maritime accidents between 2003 and 2011, including […]
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Pic of the Day: Parents Of Ferry Victims Greet Ferry Survivors On Their First Day Back At School
More than two months after the sinking of the South Korean ferry Sewol, students who survived returned to school. There, they were embraced by wailing parents of the 250 children […]
Family of SKorean Ferry Victim Files Suit Against Government
The parent of a South Korean ferry victim reportedly filed a lawsuit seeking damages from the government and the vessel’s owners, marking the first litigation move by any of the family members of […]
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. […]
Dr. Esther Oh On Grieving The Loss Of One’s Child
A Parent’s Grief Dr. Esther Oh talks about the importance of getting proper support when grieving the loss of a child. (Above photo: Family members, holding the portraits of the victims […]
Second Diver Dies in SKorean Ferry Search Operation
A civilian diver searching for bodies of the missing in the South Korean ferry disaster died Friday, according to officials. Lee Min-sub, 46, is the second casualty among divers […]
French Police Arrest Daughter Of Cult Compound Linked To Ferry Disaster
by STEVE HAN The daughter of a South Korean religious cult compound who allegedly owns the ferry was found and arrested Tuesday in France, according to local police. Yoo […]
Church Leader Resigns After Offensive Remarks About SKorean Ferry Victims
by JULIE HA One of the leaders of a conservative Protestant church association resigned Friday, just days after his controversial remarks about the South Korean ferry sinking drew public […]
Authorities Search Cult Compound Seeking Leader Linked to Ferry Disaster
by STEVE HAN Authorities in South Korea are searching the compound of a religious cult seeking the arrest of the three men in charge of the company that operated the […]
Ferry Report: Sewol Exceeded Cargo Limit On Nearly Every Voyage It Made
Photo via USA Today Adding to the list of dangerous procedures and oversights factoring into to the tragic sinking of South Korean ferry Sewol, it has been revealed that the vessel was routinely […]
Obama Offers U.S. Flag, Magnolia Tree in Sympathetic Gestures to SKorea
President Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-hye take a moment of silence in honor of the Sewol victims. Photo via AP During President Obama’s visit to South Korea on […]
In SKorean Ferry Disaster Segment, Fox News Shows Wrong Asian People
Fox News’ motto is “fair and balanced,” but it may want to add “ignorant” and “racially insensitive” to that self-description, after one of its segments covering the South Korean […]
Distraught Families of Ferry’s Missing Confront Officials
A girl pays tribute to the victims of the sunken ferry, Sewol, at a temporary memorial at the auditorium of the Olympic Memorial Museum in Ansan, south of Seoul. […]
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 […]
SKorean Ferry Tragedy Links: Death Count Tops 100; Acts of Bravery Among Ship’s Crew
Death Count In Ferry Sinking Tops 100 NPR One by one, coast guard officers carried the newly arrived bodies covered in white sheets from a boat to a tent […]
