The Sewol ferry tragedy as according to The New York Times in “Ferry Disaster in South Korea: A Year Later”, refers to the incident regarding the Sewol ferry which left Incheon for Jeju Island with a total of 476 passengers and crew, 325 of which were high school students on a school trip. The incident occurred the next morning on April 16 near Jindo as the ship began to tilt at dangerous angles and multiple distress calls were made. However, coast guards only began to arrive forty minutes after the vessel began sinking. The Sewol ferry sank completely after two and a half hours, with most of its passengers eventually found dead.
In total 304 lives, most of which were of high school students, were lost in the tragedy. This led officials, …show more content…
Investigations and evidence suggests that a sharp turn of the ferry by an inexperienced crew member first caused the boat to tilt, which combined with an overload twice the ships capacity, and the illegal redesigning of the ship to increase profits, led to the fatal Sewol ferry tragedy. The ship’s captain, several crew members, members of the ferry’s company (for corruption), and related persons have since either been charged or sentenced in court. The South Korean Coast Guard has also been dismantled, and people in important positions, such as the Prime Minister has also resigned, but there has yet to be any formal investigation into the larger network, most notably other government officials, who may have indirectly contributed to the incident either through poor enforcement of regulations or corrupt dealings. Family of the victims are protesting against the formation of the special investigation committee as according to the Sewol Act because the investigation would be conducted under government officials instead of independent parties, thereby making the investigation team ineffective in investigating the government itself, which is a target for investigation on the grounds of being responsible for the death of the students. The victim’s families and supporters demand a transparent and honest investigation in order to not have the tragedy repeat itself. The Sewol ferry is …show more content…
The film emphasized the community of the relatives with the general population, alluding that this was a fight for all of South Korea’s citizens. The victim’s families argued that if society does not win the right for a transparent and independent investigation from the government into the incident, then executive and governmental corruption and illegal dealings will continue, often at the expense of the less powerful. In order to prevent tragedies like this from happening again, the film calls everyone to support the struggle against the government, and to turn the focus of South Korea from the economic and political to the
In total 304 lives, most of which were of high school students, were lost in the tragedy. This led officials, …show more content…
Investigations and evidence suggests that a sharp turn of the ferry by an inexperienced crew member first caused the boat to tilt, which combined with an overload twice the ships capacity, and the illegal redesigning of the ship to increase profits, led to the fatal Sewol ferry tragedy. The ship’s captain, several crew members, members of the ferry’s company (for corruption), and related persons have since either been charged or sentenced in court. The South Korean Coast Guard has also been dismantled, and people in important positions, such as the Prime Minister has also resigned, but there has yet to be any formal investigation into the larger network, most notably other government officials, who may have indirectly contributed to the incident either through poor enforcement of regulations or corrupt dealings. Family of the victims are protesting against the formation of the special investigation committee as according to the Sewol Act because the investigation would be conducted under government officials instead of independent parties, thereby making the investigation team ineffective in investigating the government itself, which is a target for investigation on the grounds of being responsible for the death of the students. The victim’s families and supporters demand a transparent and honest investigation in order to not have the tragedy repeat itself. The Sewol ferry is …show more content…
The film emphasized the community of the relatives with the general population, alluding that this was a fight for all of South Korea’s citizens. The victim’s families argued that if society does not win the right for a transparent and independent investigation from the government into the incident, then executive and governmental corruption and illegal dealings will continue, often at the expense of the less powerful. In order to prevent tragedies like this from happening again, the film calls everyone to support the struggle against the government, and to turn the focus of South Korea from the economic and political to the