South Korean ferry News

South Korea Ferry Routinely Overloaded

The doomed ferry Sewol exceeded its cargo limit on 246 trips – nearly every voyage it made in which it reported cargo – in the 13 months before it sank, according to documents that reveal the regulatory failures that allowed …

‘Soft’ Shipping Industry Regulation Under Scrutiny After South Korea Ferry Disaster

A culture of cozy personal ties that can blur the lines between businesses and those regulating them, of profit over safety, and soft courts is in focus as South Korea demands answers over the sinking of a ferry with the …

Sunken South Korea Ferry Surrounded by Cargo Questions

Frustrated relatives of the scores of people still missing from the sinking of the ferry Sewol held the fisheries minister and the coast guard chief overnight, angry about the pace of divers who have recovered 183 bodies so far but …

South Korea Ferry Death Toll Rises, Transcript Reveals Confusion

The official death toll in the South Korean ferry sinking soared to 58 on Sunday after divers finally succeeded in entering the vessel, which a newly released transcript shows was crippled with confusion and indecision well after it began listing …