In 2014, South Korea was rocked by the Sewol ferry tragedy, including a failed rescue operation. To be honest, it failed for objective rather than subjective reasons, but the outcome of the tragedy made the public look for the culprits and the Democratic Party, being in opposition at the time, “rode the wave” and “turned […]
Posts Tagged ‘sewol’
How the Itaewon tragedy is being made into a Sewol for ROK President Yoon Suk-yeol
December 25th, 2022 Awake Goy
The Itaewon tragedy, a possible step towards national unity or a “Sewol” for Yoon Suk-yeol?
November 17th, 2022 Awake Goy
On October 30, 2022, a deadly stampede in Seoul’s Itaewon district tragically killed more than 150 people and left 150 others with various degrees of injuries. The stampede was the worst tragedy in South Korea since the Sewol ferry crash in 2014, which killed 304 people. It should be noted right away that the Itaewon […]
Seven Years since the Sewol Ferry Disaster
May 7th, 2021 Awake Goy
April 16, 2021 marks seven years the Sewol ferry disaster, which killed more than 300 people, mostly high school students. This makes us look at how work is progressing during the reign of Moon Jae-in to identify and ultimately punish the perpetrators of this tragedy. From the author’s point of view, the Sewol problem – […]