South Korea ferry disaster: Heroes of the Sewol
- 9 years ago
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The South Korean ferry disaster which has almost certainly claimed hundred of lives is all the more tragic given the heroism off some and the cowardice of others.
Park Ji-Young, a 22-year-old crew member and cafeteria worker, was on duty that day. Most of the ship's passengers were with her in the ship's third-deck recreation area.
The person at the helm was an inexperienced 26-year-old third mate named Park Hyun-kul. This was her first time navigating this route.
Meanwhile, captain Lee Joon-seok had gone back to his quarters when disaster struck.
Terrified students recalled how Park helped them find their way to safety as the ship began to sink, telling them to head for the the fourth deck.
As the ferry rapidly took on water, captain Lee told passengers to stay where they were. Trusting the crew, many passengers heeded the advice and waited for rescue even as the water rose.
But Park gathered life jackets for the high schoolers and got many of them to rescue boats. They pleaded for her to join them. "After saving you, I will get out ... the crew goes out last," Park told them, not keeping a life jacket for herself.
Meanwhile Captain Lee and the young woman piloting the ferry scuttled themselves of the doomed ship onto the safety of rescue boats.
Park went back inside. There were still nearly 300 people who hadn't found a way out. But it was too late. The ship took less than two hours to fully capsize. Those people remain trapped. Authorities believe most have either drowned or suffocated.
Rescue crews pulled whoever they could from the water, dead or alive. Ji Young Park was found floating face down. She was dead.
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The South Korean ferry disaster which has almost certainly claimed hundred of lives is all the more tragic given the heroism off some and the cowardice of others.
Park Ji-Young, a 22-year-old crew member and cafeteria worker, was on duty that day. Most of the ship's passengers were with her in the ship's third-deck recreation area.
The person at the helm was an inexperienced 26-year-old third mate named Park Hyun-kul. This was her first time navigating this route.
Meanwhile, captain Lee Joon-seok had gone back to his quarters when disaster struck.
Terrified students recalled how Park helped them find their way to safety as the ship began to sink, telling them to head for the the fourth deck.
As the ferry rapidly took on water, captain Lee told passengers to stay where they were. Trusting the crew, many passengers heeded the advice and waited for rescue even as the water rose.
But Park gathered life jackets for the high schoolers and got many of them to rescue boats. They pleaded for her to join them. "After saving you, I will get out ... the crew goes out last," Park told them, not keeping a life jacket for herself.
Meanwhile Captain Lee and the young woman piloting the ferry scuttled themselves of the doomed ship onto the safety of rescue boats.
Park went back inside. There were still nearly 300 people who hadn't found a way out. But it was too late. The ship took less than two hours to fully capsize. Those people remain trapped. Authorities believe most have either drowned or suffocated.
Rescue crews pulled whoever they could from the water, dead or alive. Ji Young Park was found floating face down. She was dead.