What Went Wrong in the South Korean Ferry Disaster? | The New Yorker
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What Went Wrong in the South Korean Ferry Disaster? | The New Yorker
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"We didn't search the cabins but it seems most of them are out" I'm speechless
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Well at least they got several cameras there just in time to give the world a lot of footage of their own incompetence.
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“We didn’t check the cabins but it seems most of them are out” the fact that this is a conversation between the Air Force and coast guard only makes this even more horrifying.
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This is the best article I’ve read on this horrible tragedy. It did not show local fishermen in boats pleading to let them help rescue passengers they saw through windows because the coast guard blocked them. Another failure of authorities where lives could have been saved. Truly heartbreaking. I’m crying every time I read about it. RIP dears.
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I cried and am still crying. That Captain makes me sick. The people telling then to stay put make me sick. This whole incident makes me sick.
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You know what hurts more? The students messages to their parents and knowing that they ain't alive anymore..
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The fact that one of the security or guards literally wiped their tears but kept a straight face is heart breaking, imagine being those guards seeing parents crying in tears because of their loved ones, I would burst out crying tbh.
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Only advice you can give to anyone on a sinking ship is: 1. Don't get trapped inside. Stay outside, stay on top, stay visible for rescuers. 2. If there's time, find anything you can use to float with/on once the ship has sank. 3. If you can see land, make your way towards it.
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The students trusted thier teachers, the teachers trusted the crew members and the crew members trusted their captain... And the captain escaped faster than anyone...
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The fact that the one girl who said “isn’t this the kind of situations where they tell us to stay put while they run for their lives.” Was so accurate it’s sad
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there was also a U.S. navy ship (USS Bonhomme Richard LHD-6) that SPECIALIZED in water and air rescue with 1000 marines on board that offered the SK government to help TWICE but they refused both times for their pride..
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The diver says, “I remember this completely. How do you, the elites of our society say that you don’t remember?” The families/people behind him breaking down after he says that is so sad because they too will always remember while the elites “laze around” as the other guy says
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“Nobody is left on the ship” 291 people...
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those girls in the beginning saying “isnt this the situation where they tell us to stay put but they run away by themselves? and those who disobeyed and ran away survived, like that one subway accident?”
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The diver literally spoke the fact that they wouldn’t need any divers if they have saved before fully sinking of ship but all they did was just reporting each other not trying to save people. It’s heartbreaking 😭RIP💐
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4:52 The fact that one parent was devastated and disappointed at herself bc she told her child to just listen to the captain, meanwhile the captain escaped and left many kids in danger at risk and leaving many parents worried.
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"We have to pretend we are doing something" Corruption at its worst
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1:33 that girl literally predicted what the coward captain did.
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Even the civilian diver died cause of trauma but the captain easily said he don't remember anything.
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the fact that all the captain had to do was ask everyone to calmly put life jackets on and head to the deck and they would've most likely survived is devastating. i hope the survivors and parents can forgive themselves and live happily..the captain on the other hand...i won't even say what i hope for him
