South Koreans still seek answers 10 years after Sewol ferry disaster

  • 📰 asiaonecom
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 19 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 11%
  • Publisher: 59%

Singapore Headlines News

Singapore Latest News,Singapore Headlines

ANSAN, South Korea — South Korea remembered the 304 people, most of them school children, who died on the Sewol ferry on the 10th anniversary of its sinking on Tuesday (April 16), with families calling for a proper apology for the unnecessary deaths of their loved ones. Many parents attended a memorial service in the city of Ansan, home of...

A mother of a student who died in the sunken Sewol ferry disaster that killed 304 people, mostly school students, cries as a friend of her child embraces her during a ceremony to commemorate its tenth anniversary in Ansan, South Korea, April 16, 2024.

On the morning of April 16, 2014, the Sewol sank with 476 passengers and crew on board. Of the 304 people killed, 250 were students from the Danwon High School in Ansan. Investigations found that the ship's structure had been illegally modified and that it had been overloaded. When it went into a turn, the vessel's speed and load caused it to capsize.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 10. in SG

Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

South Korea mourns 10th anniversary of Sewol ferry disasterSEOUL: South Korea on Tuesday (Apr 16) marked the 10th anniversary of the country's worst-ever maritime disaster, when hundreds of schoolchildren died after the overloaded Sewol ferry capsized and sank.
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

South Korea, Japan, US hold naval drills amid North Korea threatsSEOUL — South Korea, Japan and the United States staged long-planned joint naval exercises involving an American aircraft carrier to ensure readiness against nuclear and missile threats from North Korea, Seoul's navy said on Friday (April 12).
Source: asiaonecom - 🏆 10. / 59 Read more »

South Korea, Japan, US hold naval drills amid North Korea threatsSEOUL: South Korea, Japan and the United States staged long-planned joint naval exercises involving an American aircraft carrier to ensure readiness against nuclear and missile threats from North Korea, Seoul's navy said on Friday (Apr 12).
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

SpaceX launches South Korea's second spy satellite amid race with North KoreaSEOUL: South Korea's defence ministry said on Monday (Apr 8) the country's second homegrown spy satellite had entered orbit after its launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the John F Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

10 years after ferry disaster, mothers express griefANSAN, South Korea – For Ms Lee Mi-kyung, whose son was one of the 250 children who died in South Korea’s Sewol ferry disaster 10 years ago, coping with the grief and anger has been incredibly hard. She works through her pain on stage. “I will no longer hide in...
Source: thenewpaper - 🏆 7. / 63 Read more »

Ten years after South Korean ferry disaster, mothers express their grief on stageANSAN, South Korea — For Lee Mi-kyung, whose son was one of the 250 children who died in South Korea's Sewol ferry disaster 10 years ago, coping with the grief and anger has been incredibly hard. She works through her pain on stage. 'I will no longer hide in darkness, nor be defeated by sorrow, nor cry in despair,' Lee,...
Source: asiaonecom - 🏆 10. / 59 Read more »