All posts tagged "ferry"

  • (Yonhap)
    Video recorder found on sunken ferry boat

    By Kim Da-ye A digital video recorder that is believed to contain recordings from surveillance cameras on the sunken ferry Sewol was found Sunday, the joint rescue team said Tuesday. The recorder was found at the information...

    • Posted June 24, 2014
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  • 4,000 cops raid church in search of ferry owner

    ANSEONG, South Korea (Yonhap) — A massive raid aimed at finding the fugitive owner of the sunken ferry Sewol ended with minor results Wednesday with no apparent leads as to the suspect’s whereabouts. A team of prosecutors...

    • Posted June 11, 2014
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  • Lee Joon-seok, the captain of the sunken ferry Sewol, is taken to a courtroom for the first hearing of his murder trial, Tuesday. (Yonhap)
    Murder trial for ferry crew begins

    By Kim Da-ye The trial of 15 crew members of the sunken ferry Sewol, charged with murder and other accusations, began Tuesday at the Gwangju District Court. Lee Joon-seok, the ferry’s captain, and three other senior crewmen...

    • Posted June 10, 2014
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    One more body found 25 miles away from sunken ferry raises death toll to 289

    15 people remain missing (AP) A victim from the sunken South Korea ferry was retrieved in waters 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the capsized vessel Thursday, raising the death toll to 289, officials said. It was the...

    • Posted June 5, 2014
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  • Shown are wanted posters for Yoo Byung-eun, the de facto owner of the ferry Sewol, and his son Dae-kyun. A Seoul court on May 22, 2014, issued an arrest warrant for the senior Yoo for embezzlement and tax evasion. The ferry sank off the southwestern coast on April 16 to claim 304 lives. The junior Yoo is in the United States, refusing to come back home for questioning for his alleged involvement in the management of the company operating the ferry and allegations of embezzlement. (Yonhap)
    Fugitive Sewol ferry owner tries to seek asylum: prosecution

    INCHEON (Yonhap) — The fugitive owner of the sunken ferry Sewol attempted to seek asylum at a foreign embassy in Seoul last week, but was denied due to his status as a criminal suspect, prosecutors said Tuesday....

    • Posted June 3, 2014
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    Another ferry diver dies

    By Jung Min-ho Another civilian diver died Friday while searching for passengers still missing from the sunken ferry Sewol. According to the government’s disaster response team, the diver who was involved in operations to cut open the...

    • Posted May 30, 2014
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  • Shown are wanted posters for Yoo Byung-eun, the de facto owner of the ferry Sewol, and his son Dae-kyun. A Seoul court on May 22, 2014, issued an arrest warrant for the senior Yoo for embezzlement and tax evasion. The ferry sank off the southwestern coast on April 16 to claim 304 lives. The junior Yoo is in the United States, refusing to come back home for questioning for his alleged involvement in the management of the company operating the ferry and allegations of embezzlement. (Yonhap)
    Sewol ferry owners put on wanted list

    INCHEON, May 22 (Yonhap) — The de facto owner of a sunken ferry was put on the most wanted list Thursday after he repeatedly ignored the prosecution’s summons for questioning over corruption allegations, prosecutors said. Yoo Byung-eun...

    • Posted May 23, 2014
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