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Salvage Experts Start Survey of Sunken South Korean Ferry
Chinese and South Korean salvage experts on Wednesday began an underwater survey of the sunken Sewol ferry -- the first step in the long, complex process of raising the 6,825-tonne vessel to the surface.
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Appeals Court Convicts South Korea Ferry Captain of Murder
A South Korean appeals court on Tuesday found the captain of the Sewol ferry that sank a year ago guilty of murder and upped his sentence to life imprisonment, a court official said.
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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.
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South Korea President Says Sunken Sewol Ferry Will be Raised
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye promised today that the sunken Sewol ferry would be raised "at the earliest possible date" acceding to a key demand of the victims' relatives.
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France to Re-Examine Extradition of South Korea Ferry Owner's Daughter
A French court will re-examine whether or not to extradite the daughter of a South Korean tycoon blamed for a ferry disaster that killed more than 300 people, a judicial source said today.
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Parents of South Korea Ferry Victims Shave Heads in Protest
Around 50 mothers and fathers of victims of last year's South Korean ferry disaster had their heads shaved in central Seoul today, to push demands for an effective and genuinely independent inquiry.
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Sidewalk Sinkhole Swallows South Korean Couple
Concerns about public safety standards in South Korea have been fuelled by shocking CCTV images of a young couple being swallowed up by a sinkhole that opened at their feet on the sidewalk in Seoul.
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South Korea Ferry Captain 'Murdered' Passengers
The captain of the Sewol ferry, which sank in April with the loss of 304 lives, murdered his passengers by intentionally abandoning them to their certain deaths, a South Korean appeals court heard on Tuesday.
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South Korea Court Sentences Ferry Operator Chief to 10 Years in Jail
A South Korean court on Thursday sentenced the head of the company that operated a ferry which capsized in April to 10 years in jail over his role in the country's worst maritime disaster in decades.
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South Korea Court Jails Ferry Operator CEO for 10 Years
The head of the company that operated South Korea's ill-fated Sewol ferry was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday, after being convicted of manslaughter over the disaster that killed more than 300 people.
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Divers Find Body Six Months After South Korea Ferry Disaster
South Korean divers discovered another body inside the sunken Sewol ferry on Tuesday, six months after it capsized and more than 100 days after the last corpse was recovered, officials said.
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Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for Korea Ferry Disaster Captain
South Korean prosecutors on Monday demanded the death penalty for the captain of the Sewol ferry that sank in April, saying he had abandoned the more than 300 people who died in the disaster.
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Jail Term Demanded for Son of South Korean Tycoon Who Was Blamed For April's Ferry Disaster
The eldest son of the South Korean tycoon blamed for April's ferry disaster appeared in court on Wednesday on embezzlement charges, in the first court appearance by any member of the reclusive billionaire family on charges linked to the Sewol ferry disaster.
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South Korea Parties Back, Families Oppose, Ferry Disaster Probe
South Korean ruling and opposition party leaders agreed on Tuesday on legislation to investigate April's Sewol ferry disaster more deeply, but a spokesman for families of the victims said they would oppose the bill.
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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.
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Salvage Experts Start Survey of Sunken South Korean Ferry
Chinese and South Korean salvage experts on Wednesday began an underwater survey of the sunken Sewol ferry -- the first step in the long, complex process of raising the 6,825-tonne vessel to the surface.
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Appeals Court Convicts South Korea Ferry Captain of Murder
A South Korean appeals court on Tuesday found the captain of the Sewol ferry that sank a year ago guilty of murder and upped his sentence to life imprisonment, a court official said.
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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.
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South Korea President Says Sunken Sewol Ferry Will be Raised
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye promised today that the sunken Sewol ferry would be raised "at the earliest possible date" acceding to a key demand of the victims' relatives.
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France to Re-Examine Extradition of South Korea Ferry Owner's Daughter
A French court will re-examine whether or not to extradite the daughter of a South Korean tycoon blamed for a ferry disaster that killed more than 300 people, a judicial source said today.
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Parents of South Korea Ferry Victims Shave Heads in Protest
Around 50 mothers and fathers of victims of last year's South Korean ferry disaster had their heads shaved in central Seoul today, to push demands for an effective and genuinely independent inquiry.
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Sidewalk Sinkhole Swallows South Korean Couple
Concerns about public safety standards in South Korea have been fuelled by shocking CCTV images of a young couple being swallowed up by a sinkhole that opened at their feet on the sidewalk in Seoul.
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South Korea Ferry Captain 'Murdered' Passengers
The captain of the Sewol ferry, which sank in April with the loss of 304 lives, murdered his passengers by intentionally abandoning them to their certain deaths, a South Korean appeals court heard on Tuesday.
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South Korea Court Sentences Ferry Operator Chief to 10 Years in Jail
A South Korean court on Thursday sentenced the head of the company that operated a ferry which capsized in April to 10 years in jail over his role in the country's worst maritime disaster in decades.
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South Korea Court Jails Ferry Operator CEO for 10 Years
The head of the company that operated South Korea's ill-fated Sewol ferry was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday, after being convicted of manslaughter over the disaster that killed more than 300 people.
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Divers Find Body Six Months After South Korea Ferry Disaster
South Korean divers discovered another body inside the sunken Sewol ferry on Tuesday, six months after it capsized and more than 100 days after the last corpse was recovered, officials said.
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Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for Korea Ferry Disaster Captain
South Korean prosecutors on Monday demanded the death penalty for the captain of the Sewol ferry that sank in April, saying he had abandoned the more than 300 people who died in the disaster.
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Jail Term Demanded for Son of South Korean Tycoon Who Was Blamed For April's Ferry Disaster
The eldest son of the South Korean tycoon blamed for April's ferry disaster appeared in court on Wednesday on embezzlement charges, in the first court appearance by any member of the reclusive billionaire family on charges linked to the Sewol ferry disaster.
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South Korea Parties Back, Families Oppose, Ferry Disaster Probe
South Korean ruling and opposition party leaders agreed on Tuesday on legislation to investigate April's Sewol ferry disaster more deeply, but a spokesman for families of the victims said they would oppose the bill.
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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.
