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 Korea Formally Announces Plans to Salvage Sewol Ferry
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korea announced on Wednesday that it would attempt to salvage the Sewol ferry that sank last year, killing 304 people, most of […]
President Park and Saenuri Party Snubbed at Sewol Ferry Memorials
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Grief and fury marked the one-year anniversary of the Sewol ferry disaster on Thursday, as hundreds of South Koreans mourned for the 304 […]
Sewol Moms Urge Aspiring Journalists: “Tell the Truth to Your Generation”
story by JULIE HA photographs by ALEX COREY/EL NUEVO SOL Dressed in yellow jackets, black T-shirts, dark slacks and sneakers, Park Hye-young and Hong Young-mee sat at the head […]
The First Anniversary of the Sewol Ferry Sinking
by COURTNEY LEE courtney@charactermedia.com Today (April 16), South Koreans mark the one-year anniversary of the Sewol ferry sinking, which killed more than 300 passengers–a majority of them high school […]
Audrey Hepburn’s Son to Create ‘Sewol Memorial Forest’ in South Korea
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com As the one-year anniversary of the Sewol ferry sinking approaches, the oldest son of the late Hollywood icon Audrey Hepburn plans to create […]
South Korean President Considers Raising the Sunken Sewol Ferry
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korean President Park Geun-hye pledged Monday to consider salvaging the Sewol ferry that sank off Jindo Island last year and killed more […]
South Korea Details Sewol Compensation, Victims’ Parents Shave Heads in Protest
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com As the one year anniversary of the tragic Sewol ferry sinking draws near, the South Korean government has announced that it would pay […]
Danwon High School Homeroom Honors Classmates Lost in Sewol Ferry Tragedy
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com A group of students at Danwon High School recently honored the memory of their lost classmates who were killed in the tragic Sewol […]
11 Bodies Recovered Near Sunken SKorean Fishing Boat
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com On Wednesday, rescuers recovered 11 more bodies from the western Bering Sea, where a South Korean fishing boat sank earlier this week, reports […]
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 […]
Vice Principal Rescued From SKorean Ferry Found Hanged
Rescue workers install floats where the capsized passenger ferry sank in the sea off Jindo island. Photo via Reuters/Yonhap The South Korean ferry tragedy, from which over 260 people are […]
President Park Visits Grief-Stricken Families of Ferry Victims
Students and residents in Ansan, South Korea, hold up signs at a rally on April 17. Signs read: Signs read, “Please come back safely,” “Miss you, kids, and love you […]
SKorean Ferry Carrying 477 Sinks, 2 Reported Dead
Image via Reuters This story has updated figures, according to the latest news reports. A South Korean ferry carrying 477 people, most of them high school students, sank off the southern coast […]
