South Korean Ferry Sinking

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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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• South Korea Changing Maritime Rules After Sinking

  The South Korean government is scrambling to fix what the prime minister calls the "deep-rooted evils" that contributed to last month's ferry sinking, which left more than 300 people dead or missing.

• Heartbreaking Video Shows Teens on South Korean Sinking Ferry

  Soon after the ferry began to tilt, there was nervous laughter, jokes about the Titanic and talk of selfies and Facebook posts from the doomed high school students huddled below deck.

• South Korean prime minister resigns over ferry sinking

  South Korea's Prime Minister Chung Hong-Won tendered his resignation on Sunday over the sinking of a passenger ferry that left more than 300 people dead or missing.

• Storm swell hampers South Korean ferry search

  Divers were battling atrocious weather conditions and powerful swell on Sunday in their grim search for corpses believed trapped in the sunken South Korean ferry, a coastguard spokesman said.

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  Body recovery from sunken South Korean ferry suspended

  Concerns are growing among anguished families that the bodies of those who died in the sinking of a South Korean ferry may never be found, as search teams suspended work Saturday because of bad weather.

• All 15 crew members that navigated South Korean ferry held

  All 15 people involved in navigating the South Korean ferry that sank and left 302 people dead or missing are now in custody after authorities on Saturday detained four more crew members, a prosecutor said.

• Boy who raised alarm on doomed Korean ferry had no time to call parents

  The frightened boy who first raised the alarm that a South Korean ferry with hundreds on board was sinking did not have time to call his parents, his father said.