Episode 261: The Sewol Ferry Tragedy - Coward Captain Left 350 Students To Die In A Sinking Ship

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In that dark and gloomy room, the rescuers stumbled upon two students who had sought refuge together. Maybe they even held hands or offered comforting words.

There's some debate about their relationship status - some say they were dating, while others claim they barely knew each other. But one thing's for sure: when faced with their last moments, they didn't want to face it alone. They cleverly tied their life jacket strings together, refusing to be separated as the room flooded with water.

Let's talk about the heart-wrenching Sewol Ferry tragedy in South Korea. It shattered the nation and claimed the lives of over 300 people. But the aftermath was just as crazy. The president was impeached, the prime minister resigned, a billionaire was suspiciously found dead, and the vice principal of a high school was found dead - hanging from a tree.

Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com

Newstapa: https://youtu.be/x1du2pG_8tk (https://youtu.be/x1du2pG_8tk)

Newstapa: https://youtu.be/udvQbxxDs8Y (https://youtu.be/udvQbxxDs8Y)

The New Yorker:

https://youtu.be/5_A8dq2fA5o (https://youtu.be/5_A8dq2fA5o)

https://deadline.com/2020/01/in-the-absence-yi-seung-jun-gary-byung-seok-kam-oscars-documentary-short-interview-1202847908/ 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_A8dq2fA5o

https://www.nytimes.com/search?query=sewol+ferry

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/17/world/asia/park-geun-hye-sewol-ferry-disaster-anniversary-memorial-in-south-korea.html?searchResultPosition=1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_of_MV_Sewol

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/27/world/asia/in-ferry-deaths-a-south-korean-tycoons-downfall.html?action=click&module=RelatedCoverage&pgtype=Article&region=Footer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballast 

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/28/world/asia/death-penalty-sought-for-captain-in-south-korea-ferry-disaster.html?action=click&module=RelatedCoverage&pgtype=Article&region=Footer

https://www.nytimes.com/video/multimedia/100000002932947/south-korea-police-in-raid-for-fugitive-ferry-firm-boss.html?searchResultPosition=9

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1987/08/30/33-bodies-found-in-korean-factory/1364604f-f161-4bc3-9e5c-d597616ac7ad/

https://www.reuters.com/article/cnews-us-korea-ship-idCABREA3F01Y20140424

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/10/world/asia/sewol-ferry-accident.html?module=inline

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/04/12/world/asia/12ferry-timeline.html#/#time367_10822

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY36sRw0pgA

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7169149/

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-31412680 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27289330

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2014/04/19/ferry-captain-arrested-survivor-commits/23323250007/

http://english.khan.co.kr/khan_art_view.html?artid=201606201736067&code=710

https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/748728.html

https://www.cnn.com/2014/04/21/world/asia/young-sewol-crew-member/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2014/04/19/world/asia/south-korea-grieving-parents/index.html 

https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/510746/remembering-a-tragic-accident-in-korea/ 

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/tech/2022/05/419_155747.html 

https://www.cnn.com/2014/04/21/world/asia/ferry-vice-principal-funeral/index.html

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28014065 

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/08/world/asia/south-korea-sewol-ferry-grief.html#:~:text=Eight%20years%20after%20the%20Sewol,the%20tragedy%20brought%20to%20bear. 

https://en.yna.co.kr/view/PYH20140425049800315

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27096629

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/south-korean-ferry-transcript-of-student-s-video-from-inside-sinking-ship-1.2628957

https://www.dw.com/en/sewol-families-the-fundamental-fault-lies-with-the-government/a-17753498

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/02/families-south-korea-ferry-victims-shave-heads-compensation-protest-sewol 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/south-korea-ferry-disaster-new-report-announces-sewol-ferry-was-licensed-through-false-documents-and-carrying-double-its-cargo-limit-9594188.html 

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161287169/changseok-go

https://www.lomography.com/magazine/324488-school-memories-the-loss-in-danwon-high-by-argus-paul-estabrook

https://www.foxnews.com/world/south-korean-anger-at-crew-of-sunken-ferry-raises-questions-about-fairness-of-impending-trial

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/08/world/asia/south-korea-sets-independent-inquiry-into-ferry-disaster.html 

https://www.cnn.com/2014/05/15/world/asia/south-korea-ship-sinking/index.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/16/world/asia/captain-and-3-officers-charged-with-murder-in-korean-ferry-sinking.html

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