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The Mysterious Sea Of South Korea That Opens Only Twice A Year For One Hour
The Jindo Sea Parting in South Korea is a once-in-a-lifetime event that captures the imagination and offers a rare opportunity to witness nature's power up close.
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South Korean Ferry Mishap Toll Rises to 273
The toll rose to 273 Friday in one of South Korea's deadliest maritime disasters as divers searched the sunken Sewol ferry amid slower tidal currents.
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Volunteer army comforts South Korea ferry disaster families
A small army of volunteers, offering everything from free taxi rides to laundry services and home-cooked food, has set up camp on the tiny island at the operational heart of South Korea's ferry disaster.
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Toll in South Korean ferry mishap reaches 171: report
The toll from a South Korean ferry that capsized and sank last week rose to 171 on Thursday but the recovery of bodies from the sunken ship proceeded at a slower pace
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South Korean officials feel heat of ferry tragedy
In the hothouse atmosphere of anger and grief triggered by South Korea's ferry tragedy, the slightest misstep or ill-timed remark by any official can carry career-ending consequences.
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Angry parents seek autopsies of South Korea ferry victims
Some parents of the mostly teenage victims of South Korea's ferry disaster are pushing for autopsies that might show their children were alive inside the submerged vessel and only died because the emergency response was so slow.
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South Korea ferry toll hits 159 as relatives wait
Divers made their way deeper on Thursday into the submerged wreck of a ferry that sank more than a week ago as the death toll neared 160 and relatives of the more than 140 still missing pressed the government to finish the grim task of recovery soon.
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Grief, anger at memorial for South Korea ferry student victims
Thousands of mourners paid tearful respects Wednesday at a temporary memorial to the hundreds of student victims of South Korea's ferry disaster, as the grim search for bodies entered a second week.
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'It's difficult for the passengers to move,' said crew of South Korean ferry
Here is the dramatic, confused exchange between a sinking South Korean ferry and maritime traffic control on the southern honeymoon island of Jeju after the vessel started to list at 8.49 a.m. last Wednesday (2349 GMT Tuesday).
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Calm, safe waters, but ill-fated Korean ferry may have been going too fast
It should have been plain sailing for a South Korean ferry carrying hundreds of children and their teachers on an outing to the sub-tropical island of Jeju, an annual trip for Danwon High School.
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The Mysterious Sea Of South Korea That Opens Only Twice A Year For One Hour
The Jindo Sea Parting in South Korea is a once-in-a-lifetime event that captures the imagination and offers a rare opportunity to witness nature's power up close.
-
South Korean Ferry Mishap Toll Rises to 273
The toll rose to 273 Friday in one of South Korea's deadliest maritime disasters as divers searched the sunken Sewol ferry amid slower tidal currents.
-
Volunteer army comforts South Korea ferry disaster families
A small army of volunteers, offering everything from free taxi rides to laundry services and home-cooked food, has set up camp on the tiny island at the operational heart of South Korea's ferry disaster.
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Toll in South Korean ferry mishap reaches 171: report
The toll from a South Korean ferry that capsized and sank last week rose to 171 on Thursday but the recovery of bodies from the sunken ship proceeded at a slower pace
-
South Korean officials feel heat of ferry tragedy
In the hothouse atmosphere of anger and grief triggered by South Korea's ferry tragedy, the slightest misstep or ill-timed remark by any official can carry career-ending consequences.
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Angry parents seek autopsies of South Korea ferry victims
Some parents of the mostly teenage victims of South Korea's ferry disaster are pushing for autopsies that might show their children were alive inside the submerged vessel and only died because the emergency response was so slow.
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South Korea ferry toll hits 159 as relatives wait
Divers made their way deeper on Thursday into the submerged wreck of a ferry that sank more than a week ago as the death toll neared 160 and relatives of the more than 140 still missing pressed the government to finish the grim task of recovery soon.
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Grief, anger at memorial for South Korea ferry student victims
Thousands of mourners paid tearful respects Wednesday at a temporary memorial to the hundreds of student victims of South Korea's ferry disaster, as the grim search for bodies entered a second week.
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'It's difficult for the passengers to move,' said crew of South Korean ferry
Here is the dramatic, confused exchange between a sinking South Korean ferry and maritime traffic control on the southern honeymoon island of Jeju after the vessel started to list at 8.49 a.m. last Wednesday (2349 GMT Tuesday).
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Calm, safe waters, but ill-fated Korean ferry may have been going too fast
It should have been plain sailing for a South Korean ferry carrying hundreds of children and their teachers on an outing to the sub-tropical island of Jeju, an annual trip for Danwon High School.
