![]() ![]() There were 568 maritime accidents in South Korea waters last year, with 45 percent due to collisions and mechanical problems, according to the Ministry of Ocean and Fisheries. The ‘Seohae’ ferry sank in 1993, killing 292, according to the Korea Maritime University. In 1970 the sinking of the Namyoung ferry killed 323 people, according to the General Insurance Association of Korea. “I bolted from the third floor of the stern, bumping against the wall, and then made it up to the deck to find a helicopter pulling us up.” “I felt something seriously went wrong when I noticed the ship was listing as sharply as 45 degrees at around 9 a.m,” Yang In Seok, a 48-year-old who was transporting cargo to Jeju together with three fellow delivery men, said, his neck wrapped in a cast. ![]() Many passengers may have been unable to escape as the ship turned over and sank too fast, Ko Myung Suk, director general of Equipment & Technology Bureau at Korea Coast Guard, told reporters in Seoul. “We have been trying to search the body of the ship but little progress.” AP Photo / Ahn Young-joon “The weather there is too bad for a search,” You Young, director of the Marine Pollution Prevention Division at the Korea Coast Guard, told reporters in Seoul. The ferry listed and capsized in an area of the ocean as shallow as 20 metres in some parts, based on readings from a coast guard vessel used in the rescue operation. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. ![]()
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