JINDO, South Korea: South Korea’s sunken Sewol ferry was sailed away from its watery grave Friday, beginning its final journey nearly three years after it went down with the loss of more than 300 lives. “The Sewol began its move towards the semi-submersible at 16:55,” (0755 GMT) the maritime ministry said in a statement. Almost all the dead were schoolchildren and it is thought that nine bodies still unaccounted for may be trapped inside the sunken ship. The Sewol has a displacement of 6,825 tons but is now estimated to weigh between 8,000-8,500 tons including the silt piled up inside. Captain Lee Jun-Seok was sentenced to life in prison for “murder through willful negligence” and 14 other crew members were given terms ranging from two to 12 years.

Source: Manila Times March 24, 2017 09:58 UTC