South Korea will mark the first anniversary of the Sewol ferry disaster Thursday, with nationwide memorial services by private organizations and local governments as well as family members of the ...

There are many disturbing similarities between the capsizing on Saturday of a chartered fishing boat and last year's tragic sinking of the Sewol ferry, chiefly poor public awareness of safety ...

By Yi Whan-woo The rival political parties reached a consensus, Thursday, over the appointment of a special counsel to supervise an investigation into the cause of the sinking of the ferry Sewol ...

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Yu Ga-young, a former Danwon High School student who survived the deadly accident, looks at the nameplate of Danwon High School in Ansan, Gyeonggi. [SON SUNG-BAE] The survivors and families ...

SEOUL (Reuters) - Nearly a year after her 16-year-old daughter was among 304 people killed when an overloaded ferry capsized, Park Eun-mi says not much has changed when it comes to safety in South ...

32 people died in the disaster, and Captain Schettino was later found guilty of manslaughter after abandoning the ship prematurely. The Sewol ferry disaster happened on the morning of April 16 ...

The bereaved families of the Ferry Sewol disaster visited the joint memorial altar for the victims of the Jeju Air flight disaster and shared their pain. About 30 members of the April 16 Ferry ...

Huh Heung-hwan (R) and Park Eun-mi, the parents of Huh Da-yoon, a high school student who died in the Sewol ferry disaster. "I haven't thought about anything but finding my daughter. I will never ...

The memorial altar at Muan Airport, the site of the disaster, is constantly visited. There was also a visit from the bereaved families of the Ferry Sewol disaster. Reporter Yoon Ji-A's report.

Ten years ago, 304 innocent people aboard the Sewol ferry in Korea lost their lives at sea. The reason for the sinking and the complete failure of the rescue are crucial factors yet to be revealed.