One, a vice principal, died in an apparent suicide, saying he felt guilty for being alive when hundreds remained missing. WebThe ferry capsized on 16 April while on its way from Incheon to the southern tourist island of Jeju. But taskforce spokesman Koh Myung-seok said the work is becoming more difficult, and divers must now break through cabin walls to retrieve more bodies. More than 300 people in total died when the Sewol sank on April 16, 2014. 'Please. View our online Press Pack. The captain, Lee Joon-seok, and two crew members were arrested on Saturday on suspicion of negligence and abandoning people in need. Photos: Parents of South Korea ferry victims in their children The Sewol sank off Jindo island on 16 April 2014, killing 304 people, almost all of them children. As it keeled over, its crew kept urging the passengers through the intercom to wait in their cabins. 'This was the only thing I could do for the students,' said Lee Ae-ri, who lives in another city about a half-hour drive away. The government initially told the nation that all the passengers had been rescued. The exhibition, he suggests, shows that a tragedy must repeat itself when it is prohibited [in society] to reflect on it. An operation to winch it from the water has beencompleted and it is now being slowly towed 55 miles to the shore over the next two weeks. But a closer look reveals the ways in which Ansan is serving as a memorial to the victims and still struggling to come to terms with the lessons the disaster brought to bear on the entire nation. Many obeyed erroneous crew instructions to remain in their cabins as the ship sank. A piece of bone found on the site of the Sewol ferry disaster off South Korea has been confirmed as belonging to one of the missing victims. Read about our approach to external linking. The hair of female corpses ripples in the current, framing pale faces. Three teachers were rescued from the boat. 'Everything is conducted behind closed doors and the families are not permitted to observe the recovery operation,' said Jung Seong-Wook, who acts as a families' representative for the salvage project. Yesterday, I had a lump in my throat talking about this. IE 11 is not supported. Explore in 3D: The dazzling crown that makes a king. Visitors can book a 20-minute slot online to read out loud from seven books of poetry. Awaiting news: Family members of a missing passenger wait for the news on the rescue and salvage operation at makeshift accommodation at a gymnasium in the port city of Jindo. , the tragedy exposed the contradictions within Korean society, Al Jazeera Centre for Public Liberties & Human Rights. On April 16, 2014, the Sewol Ferry carried passengers from Incheon to Jeju. South Korea admits ferry disaster dead bodies given to wrong Its not always possible. Eight years after the Sewol ferry disaster took the lives of 250 South Korean students, parents say they are still struggling to come to terms with the lessons the tragedy brought to bear. 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Eerie pictures show a preserved classroom from Dawon High School in Ansan, south of Seoul. Senior prosecutor Ahn Sang-don said investigators are considering factors including wind, ocean currents, freight, modifications made to the ship and the fact that it turned just before it began listing. Jeon In-suk began working as a volunteer guide at the museum last year. Remains found on the raised Sewol ferry that were thought to come from one of the disaster's missing victims are from animals, South Korean officials say. Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters, A combination picture shows Kim Mi-hwa, mother of Bin Ha-yong, a high school student who died in the Sewol ferry disaster, as she poses for a photograph in her sons room, as well as details of objects, in Ansan April 7, 2015.