South Korea ship sinking - 450 on board, April 2014

[Snoods]

Stories and photos I've compiled of a few of the ferry victims (click to enlarge pictures):

Billy Kim, a girl who acquired the unusual nickname because as a young girl she loved goats. It stuck with her as she grew up. Here she is hula hooping wearing a dalmation costume as a fun loving teen:




Jin Woo-Hyuk (no photo) had a pimple on his forehead. He was skinny and wore braces. When divers found the teenager's body in the submerged ship, he was wearing a pair of jeans and a light green hoodie.

Park Yi Sun, 16, wanted to be a television screen writer.



Lee Suk Jun, 15, waited tables after school to help support his family because his father was out of work.



Kim Cho Won, a teacher teaching her first year at the high school, was not much older than her students. She died on her birthday.



44 year old crew member Yang Dah Jung called his wife to tell her that the ship was listing badly. He said I need to hang up now, I need to rescue more kids. Use the money in the bank for the children's school fees. She never spoke to him again.



http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/25/world/asia/south-korea-lost-students/

18-year-old Jang Jin-Yong whose coffin was carried by his schoolmates.

http://hotnewsinternational.com/2014/04/20/grief-prayers-for-south-korea-ferry-victims/

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

South Korean PM Resigns over Ferry Sinking

http://abcnews.go.com/International...ffers-resign-ferry-sinking-23486927?source=hp

 

[Snoods]

More than 200 bodies recovered, more than 100 still missing.

Per CNN

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

Another heartbreaking video- hero teen who gave his life vest to another student who survived is laid to rest

http://abcnews.go.com/International...ffers-resign-ferry-sinking-23486927?source=hp

 

[HMSHood]

Horrible situation all around. This and MH370.

 

[newone]

Another heartbreaking video- hero teen who gave his life vest to another student who survived is laid to rest

http://abcnews.go.com/International...ffers-resign-ferry-sinking-23486927?source=hp

Impossible to watch without weeping.....I am glad that you posted this video and am so sad for his family and all the others having to face the tragedy of losing their children so senselessly.

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

Oh Lord........these articles just hurt to read.....

'Am I really going to die?' Chilling recording recovered from young ferry victim's phone captures confusion and terror as ship went down

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...rd-vessel-sunk-killing-hundreds-children.html

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

From above link....

"Meanwhile the confusion on board is obvious as one person is heard asking what the captain is doing while they sit and wait for further instructions."

"Another voice later adds: 'They should let us know what's going on.'


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-killing-hundreds-children.html#ixzz30AK31Lzo

 

[Skittles]

"South Korean authorities arrested three people Monday on suspicion of destroying evidence connected to the sinking of the ferry Sewol. Investigators also raided a Coast Guard office in a probe of how officials handled the first emergency call from a passenger."

<snip>

"The office received the first distress call from the ship when an 18-year-old boy dialed the 119 emergency number, the report said. "According to a transcript of the recording, a Coast Guard official asked the student to provide the latitude and longitude of his location, sparking criticism that authorities wasted crucial minutes before starting a rescue operation."

Much more at:

http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/28/world/asia/south-korea-ship-sinking/index.html?hpt=hp_inthenews

 

[Isabelle]

Another heartbreaking video- hero teen who gave his life vest to another student who survived is laid to rest

http://abcnews.go.com/International...ffers-resign-ferry-sinking-23486927?source=hp

That cut me to the core. I understand and felt his mother's pain. There is none greater. I wouldn't wish that pain on the devil himself!

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

WATCH: The moment captain of sinking South Korean ferry abandoned ship in his UNDERPANTS leaving hundreds behind to die


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...PANTS-leaving-hundreds-die.html#ixzz30G7gnk9O

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/so...thers-south-korea-grapples-ferry-grief-n91461

Miracles Are for Others: South Korea Grapples With Ferry Grief

 

[popsicle]

In his underpants.... did he take his pants off while in his cabin and not even take the time to put them on before jumping ship? Yet he expected all those children to make it off.

 

[Isabelle]

In his underpants.... did he take his pants off while in his cabin and not even take the time to put them on before jumping ship? Yet he expected all those children to make it off.

What was he doing in his underpants?!

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

South Korean president apologises for bungled response to ferry disaster as 'blind' divers use their hands and feet to find bodies still stuck on board

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...divers-use-hands-feet-bodies-stuck-board.html

 

[SweetT]

What was he doing in his underpants?!

Maybe didnt want to be recognized as captain of ship, so maybe this way he would look like a civilian and not a captain? IDK?

 

[Snoods]

What was he doing in his underpants?!

WHAT?! This is the first I've heard of this little detail. In the Captain's own words he left the third mate in charge of the vessel so he could "tend to something" in his cabin. What was he tending to that required him to be PANTLESS? How utterly bizarre.

South Korean president apologises for bungled response to ferry disaster as 'blind' divers use their hands and feet to find bodies still stuck on board

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...divers-use-hands-feet-bodies-stuck-board.html

I feel so badly for those divers; I hope they have counselling available for them during this and afterwards.

 

[Snoods]

In his underpants.... did he take his pants off while in his cabin and not even take the time to put them on before jumping ship? Yet he expected all those children to make it off.

Oh no popsicle, his concerns were all about the children! He was very worried about them catching a chill from the water before the rescue boats arrived within minutes, so he thought it best that they drowned in their cabins.

But it wasn't too cold for him to be in his skivvies? :notgood:

 

[Isabelle]

South Korean president apologises for bungled response to ferry disaster as 'blind' divers use their hands and feet to find bodies still stuck on board

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...divers-use-hands-feet-bodies-stuck-board.html

I wonder if the Captain and ferry crew wear face masks to hide their identity. I can't imagine any other reason. This is just bizarre !

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

Harrowing footage shows South Korean ferry passengers trying to break windows to reach rescuers moments before vanishing beneath the waves

Video shows arm hammering on the glass in frantic bid for freedom

Rescue boats can be seen just a few metres away on the other side

Captain claims owners ignored warnings about stability problems

He said refurbishment to add extra cabins had affected its balance

Confirmed death toll rises to 210, with 92 passengers still missing


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ts-vanishing-beneath-waves.html#ixzz30PCtSd8J