South Korea Ferry Sinks

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  Overloaded South Korean Ferry Sunken 3 Years Ago Emerges In Grey Sea

  A South Korean ferry that sank nearly three years ago, killing 304 people, most of them children on a school trip, slowly emerged from a grey sea on Thursday, a sombre reminder of a tragedy that traumatised the country.

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  Angry and Divided, South Korea Mourns on Anniversary of Ferry Disaster

  A day of mourning for the 304 victims of the Sewol ferry sinking was overtaken by acrimony today, as organisers called off a ceremony planned to mark its one-year anniversary to protest against the South Korean government's response to the disaster.

• South Korea Parliament OKs Disbanding of Coast Guard

  South Korea's National Assembly today approved plans to disband the coast guard in the wake of criticism over its failure to rescue hundreds of passengers during the sinking of a ferry in April.

• Doomed South Korean Ferry Boss's Driver Turns Himself in

  The driver of the South Korean businessman wanted over the sinking of a ferry that killed more than 300 people in April turned himself in on Tuesday, potentially unlocking the mystery of the man's final days after the disaster.

• South Korean Teens Tell How They Were Left to Escape Sinking Ferry

  Six teenagers who survived South Korea's worst maritime disaster told on Monday how classmates helped them float free as water flooded their cabins.

• Small Sink Holes Cause Big Jitters at World's Six Largest Building

  For the developers of the world's sixth tallest building near Seoul, a mysteriously shrinking lake and the appearance of small sinkholes in residential neighborhoods couldn't have come at a more inopportune time.

• South Korea Unveils Stimulus After Ferry Sinking

  South Korea's government unveiled stimulus plans Thursday after the shock of a deadly ferry sinking slowed economic growth to the lowest level in three quarters.

• Shock of Ferry Sinking Slows South Korea Economy

  South Korea's economic growth hit its lowest level in three quarters after a deadly ferry sinking dented consumer spending, the central bank said Thursday.

• Korea Ferry Businessman's Body Found Next to Book, Alcohol Bottles

  The body of South Korea's most wanted man, linked to the sinking of a ferry in April that killed 300 people, was identified more than a month after being found in an orchard, police said on Tuesday, with his book and empty bottles of alcohol nearby.

• 'We're Still Here': The Enduring Anguish of Korea's Ferry Tragedy

  When steel worker Huh Hong-Hwan heard his teenaged daughter might be trapped in a sinking ferry, he didn't hesitate.

• Relatives Weep And Jeer at South Korea Ferry Disaster Trial

  Relatives of the victims of South Korea's ferry disaster wept amid angry scenes in court Tuesday as prosecutors played video footage of the sinking vessel during the murder trial of the captain and crew.

• South Korea Ferry Survivors Return to School Amid Tears, Grief

  As parents of the dead wept and stroked their faces and hair, more than 70 teenagers who survived a ferry sinking that killed hundreds of their schoolmates walked in a sombre procession on Wednesday to their first classes since the April disaster.

• South Koreans, Shaken by Ferry Disaster, Send Kids to Safety Class

  South Korean parents, well known for marching their children off to cram schools, have been enrolling their youngsters in safety classes since hundreds of people were killed in a ferry sinking in April.

• South Korea Names Three Ferry Disaster 'Martyrs'

  South Korea on Monday recognised three people who died saving others in last month's ferry capsize as national "martyrs" lending a heroic chapter to a disaster narrative dominated by accusations of cowardice, corruption and incompetence.

• Head of Sunken Ferry's Owner in South Korea Detained

  South Korean prosecutors on Thursday detained the head of the company that owns the ferry that sank last month over an allegation of cargo overloading.