Crews find animal remains near salvaged S. Korea ferry

"Please don't forget there are people inside the dirty, rusty and smelly wreckage,” mother of missing passenger says

• Mar 28, 2017

Work starts to salvage ferry that capsized, killing 300 people

South Korean crew begins long-delayed operation to recover Sewol ferry, sinking of which sparked scandal that led to ouster of nation’s president

• Mar 22, 2017

Sentence upped for capt. of sunken South Korea ferry

Appellate court changes guilty verdict against Sewol captain to "homicide by willful negligence"

• Apr 28, 2015

Captain of sunken South Korean ferry learns his fate

15 crew members sentenced; all have faced blistering criticism since more than 300 people, mostly teen students, died in the tragedy

• Nov 11, 2014

Anger over ferry sinking still raw in South Korea

Families of teenagers and others who perished in the disaster are demanding answers and say they want those responsible punished

• Aug 15, 2014

South Korean police find body of tycoon sought in ferry disaster

Investigators believe fugitive businessman was owner of ship that sank in April, killing more than 300 people

• Jul 21, 2014

S. Korea raids church of alleged ferry owner

Church called a cult by critics rallies against thousands of police as they arrest members for allegedly aiding fugitive billionaire

• Jun 11, 2014

15 crew members enter pleas in South Korea ferry sinking

Crowd erupts when one crew member appears to smile and is scolded by judge; nearly all enter not-guilty pleas

• Jun 10, 2014

S. Korea offers reward for sunken ferry's alleged owner

After disaster left 300 dead, hunt is on for mysterious billionaire with long history of scandals, including a mass suicide

• May 23, 2014

South Korea's president wants coast guard disbanded

Park says rescue operations "were virtually a failure" after ferry packed with high school students went down on April 16

• May 18, 2014

South Korea ferry crew not all "cowards"

Amid public outrage and allegations that captain's actions were "murderous," other crew members emerge as heroes

• Apr 22, 2014

South Korean sunken ferry death toll tops 100

Pace of recovery of bodies picks up but search for disaster's cause gets murkier; did ship make sudden sharp turn just before sinking, or not?

• Apr 22, 2014

More bodies recovered from sunken South Korea ferry

Confirmed death toll tops 100 as families wait in anguish for word on their loved ones; four more crew members are detained

• Apr 21, 2014

“Stop sleeping!”; South Korea ferry victims’ parents lose hope

Families who once dreamed of miraculous rescues now simply hope their loved ones' remains are recovered soon; four more crew members are detained

• Apr 21, 2014

South Korea ferry transcript shows deadly decision making

The crew of the vessel that sank was crippled by confusion and indecision when accident happened; death toll at 58, with 240 missing still

• Apr 20, 2014

Prosecutor: Mate steering S. Korea ferry unfamiliar with area

Families desperate to retrieve bodies are angry with the pace of the recovery efforts

• Apr 19, 2014

Ferry captain charged with negligence, abandoning ship

Desperation grows in search for hundreds of passengers, as ferry slips below wate;

• Apr 18, 2014

Captain's orders under scrutiny in South Korea ferry disaster

Crew member says captain's 1st message to 475 people on ship was to stay put, and by time evacuation order came, it was too late for many

• Apr 17, 2014

Nearly 300 missing after South Korean ferry sinks

Dazed survivors say they were told to wait for rescuers instead of trying to escape

• Apr 16, 2014

Deadly ferry accident off South Korea

Ferry carrying 459 people, mostly high school students on an overnight trip to a tourist island, sank off South Korea's southern coast Wednesday

• Apr 16, 2014
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Ferry with more than 470 people on board sinking off South Korea

Massive rescue operation under way as boat carrying mostly high school students on school trip tilts to one side; some passengers told to jump into water

• Apr 15, 2014