GIGI's ROUND N' ROUND : EP.7.1 The Sewol Ferry Disaster part 1 GIGI's ROUND N' ROUND

Hi, guys, Welcome to the new episode



This current episode, I will share the story of "The Sewol Ferry Disaster" in South Korea. It happened in 2014 but the memory and the grief will never be forgotten. 



"Once the cold winter passes, it will be spring in Korea once again" ----Korea Now-----

"However, it won't have the Sewol Furry Victims this time this spring, even though they moght not be with us physcially, they will always be remembered" ---- Korea Now----- 



I will split the whole story in to part 1:  

- Background 

- How the story began and what exactly happened on that tragic date 

- The rescue operation 

- The massive Grief 

then part 2 it will be about the aftermath of this event and its consequences. 



Thanks to these resources for the information in this episode and I also recommend you guys to take a look at these youtube channels for more documentary recording videos and media. 

1. "An Overloaded Ferry Flipped and Drowned Hundreds of Schoolchildren. Could It Happen Again?" June 10, 2019.  https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/10/world/asia/sewol-ferry-accident.html  

2. "Sinking of MV Sewol" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_of_MV_Sewol 

3. "Student made first call for rescue from sinking Sewol ferry" April 24, 2014. http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/634369.html 

4. "South Korean diver dies during ferry search". Al Jazeera. Agence France-Presse. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014. 

5. "South Korea ferry search diver dies". Agence France-Presse. The Guardian. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014. 



Youtube channels:

1. The Newyorker : What went wrong in the South Korean Ferry Disaster? 

2. Korea Now : Meeting a survivor from South Korea's biggest maritime disaster : Sewol Ferry Tragedy 

3. Asian Boss : Inside the worst modern-day tragedy in Korea : 5 year anniversary of the Sewol. 



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