Korean Ship

[The Somalian]

Was looking for a topic on it.

 

They just read out some of the messages children sent their loved ones, some upsetting stuff.

 

 

Almost 300 people remain unaccounted for after a ferry carrying 459 people capsized and sank off South Korea.

 

The ferry, carrying mainly school students, was travelling from the port of Incheon, in the north-west, to the southern resort island of Jeju.

Emergency teams are using floodlights and flares to search the stricken vessel through the night. Those rescued have been taken to a nearby island.

 

Four people are now said to have died and dozens of others have been hurt.

 

South Korean officials had earlier said that 368 people had been plucked to safety, but later said there had been a counting error.

 

They have now revised down the number rescued to 174.

 

Images showed the ferry listing at a severe angle and then later almost completely submerged, with only a small part of its hull visible. It sank within two hours of sending a distress signal, reports said.

 

There are fears this could turn out to be South Korea's biggest maritime disaster for more than 20 years, says the BBC's Martin Patience in Seoul.

 

Cause unclear

Several coast guard, military and commercial vessels were involved in the rescue effort, which unfolded rapidly on Wednesday morning.

 

Pictures from the scene showed rescue teams balanced on the sinking hull pulling teenagers from cabin windows. Some of their classmates jumped into the sea as the ship went down.

 

Reports suggest some of those rescued were picked up by nearby commercial vessels.

 

The US Navy has sent an amphibious assault ship, the USS Bonhomme Richard, to assist with the search, officials say.

 

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MV Sewol

Passengers on board: 459

Maximum capacity: 900

Length: 146 metres

Built: 1994

Teams of navy divers were now searching the scene for those unaccounted for, officials said, but the work was challenging.

 

"There is so much mud in the sea water and the visibility is very low," said Lee Gyeong-og, vice-minister of security and public administration.

 

One body, of a female crew member, had been recovered from the ship, the coastguard said. Another person, a male high school student, died after being rescued.

One student told local media her friends became trapped.

 

"Currently, I am in the middle of being rescued. At the time, the ship was turning on its side, and none of us were moving as we were told not to move as it was dangerous," the unnamed student said.

 

"So, I am not well aware of the situation, but I am told that my friends and other friends could not escape as the passage was blocked. It seems that there are many students who could not get out as the passage was blocked by water."

 

It is not yet clear what caused the incident, but witnesses described hearing an impact, before the ship listed and quickly sank.

 

One passenger told the YTN news channel: "We heard a big thumping sound and the boat stopped."

South Korean President Park Geun-hye has expressed sadness over the incident, saying it was "truly tragic" that students on a field trip were involved in "such an unfortunate accident".

 

Kim Young-boong, an official from the company which owns the ferry, has apologised.

"I would like to say sorry to the passengers, which include a number of students and their parents, and promise that our company will do its best to minimise loss of life. We are sorry," he said, according to the AP news agency.

Weather conditions were described as fine. Yonhap news agency said that the ferry sank at a depth of 30m (90ft).

 

News agencies said the ferry had sent out a distress signal about 20km (12 miles) off the island of Byungpoong at about 09:00 local time (00:00 GMT).

 

"We will try to determine the cause of the accident after rescue operations are over," said Lee Gyeong-og.

 

Many of the passengers were students from a high school in a suburb of Seoul heading off on a four-day field trip to Jeju.

 

Angry parents have gathered at the school in Ansan to demand answers, reports the BBC's Lucy Williamson in Seoul.

 

Earlier reports put the number of passengers on the ferry at about 350. The vessel is reported to have a capacity of up to 900 people.

 

Lee Gyeong-og, the vice-minister of security and public administration, was quoted by the AP news agency as saying that 30 crew members, 325 high school students, 15 school teachers and 89 non-student passengers were aboard the ship.

 

 

http://youtu.be/f94QgAHAn-M

 

The stuff you can do with technology now hiw things unfold imagine if youtube was about during 9/11 would prob have videos of people trapped inside the towers before they crashed so many thing from the past would be great to see 

 

 

R.I.P

[The Somalian]

Was looking for a topic on it.

 

They just read out some of the messages children sent their loved ones, some upsetting stuff.

 

 

Almost 300 people remain unaccounted for after a ferry carrying 459 people capsized and sank off South Korea.

 

The ferry, carrying mainly school students, was travelling from the port of Incheon, in the north-west, to the southern resort island of Jeju.

Emergency teams are using floodlights and flares to search the stricken vessel through the night. Those rescued have been taken to a nearby island.

 

Four people are now said to have died and dozens of others have been hurt.

 

South Korean officials had earlier said that 368 people had been plucked to safety, but later said there had been a counting error.

 

They have now revised down the number rescued to 174.

 

Images showed the ferry listing at a severe angle and then later almost completely submerged, with only a small part of its hull visible. It sank within two hours of sending a distress signal, reports said.

 

There are fears this could turn out to be South Korea's biggest maritime disaster for more than 20 years, says the BBC's Martin Patience in Seoul.

 

Cause unclear

Several coast guard, military and commercial vessels were involved in the rescue effort, which unfolded rapidly on Wednesday morning.

 

Pictures from the scene showed rescue teams balanced on the sinking hull pulling teenagers from cabin windows. Some of their classmates jumped into the sea as the ship went down.

 

Reports suggest some of those rescued were picked up by nearby commercial vessels.

 

The US Navy has sent an amphibious assault ship, the USS Bonhomme Richard, to assist with the search, officials say.

 

Continue reading the main story

MV Sewol

Passengers on board: 459

Maximum capacity: 900

Length: 146 metres

Built: 1994

Teams of navy divers were now searching the scene for those unaccounted for, officials said, but the work was challenging.

 

"There is so much mud in the sea water and the visibility is very low," said Lee Gyeong-og, vice-minister of security and public administration.

 

One body, of a female crew member, had been recovered from the ship, the coastguard said. Another person, a male high school student, died after being rescued.

One student told local media her friends became trapped.

 

"Currently, I am in the middle of being rescued. At the time, the ship was turning on its side, and none of us were moving as we were told not to move as it was dangerous," the unnamed student said.

 

"So, I am not well aware of the situation, but I am told that my friends and other friends could not escape as the passage was blocked. It seems that there are many students who could not get out as the passage was blocked by water."

 

It is not yet clear what caused the incident, but witnesses described hearing an impact, before the ship listed and quickly sank.

 

One passenger told the YTN news channel: "We heard a big thumping sound and the boat stopped."

South Korean President Park Geun-hye has expressed sadness over the incident, saying it was "truly tragic" that students on a field trip were involved in "such an unfortunate accident".

 

Kim Young-boong, an official from the company which owns the ferry, has apologised.

"I would like to say sorry to the passengers, which include a number of students and their parents, and promise that our company will do its best to minimise loss of life. We are sorry," he said, according to the AP news agency.

Weather conditions were described as fine. Yonhap news agency said that the ferry sank at a depth of 30m (90ft).

 

News agencies said the ferry had sent out a distress signal about 20km (12 miles) off the island of Byungpoong at about 09:00 local time (00:00 GMT).

 

"We will try to determine the cause of the accident after rescue operations are over," said Lee Gyeong-og.

 

Many of the passengers were students from a high school in a suburb of Seoul heading off on a four-day field trip to Jeju.

 

Angry parents have gathered at the school in Ansan to demand answers, reports the BBC's Lucy Williamson in Seoul.

 

Earlier reports put the number of passengers on the ferry at about 350. The vessel is reported to have a capacity of up to 900 people.

 

Lee Gyeong-og, the vice-minister of security and public administration, was quoted by the AP news agency as saying that 30 crew members, 325 high school students, 15 school teachers and 89 non-student passengers were aboard the ship.

 

 

http://youtu.be/f94QgAHAn-M

 

The stuff you can do with technology now hiw things unfold imagine if youtube was about during 9/11 would prob have videos of people trapped inside the towers before they crashed so many thing from the past would be great to see 

 

 

R.I.P

[Sole]

anyone see that hairdresser that got a visit from kim Jong un's goonies for putting a pic of him up in the window

[Monday Bandele]

anyone see that hairdresser that got a visit from kim Jong un's goonies for putting a pic of him up in the window

 

What's that got to do with anything? Not even the right country.