The South Korean ferry turned over and sunk.

[nathanjizzle]

With 200 plus people in it. initially it was leaning 45 degrees into the water. now it is completely turned over and almost sunk.

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/multimedia/archive/00636/South_Korea_ferry_r_636249a.jpg

http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/534e6d72eab8eaec0724be66-1200-924/south-korea-ferry.jpg

http://oi59.tinypic.com/11izdwk.jpg

[Godzuki]

Yeah this is killing me reading some of the updates. people stuck inside still alive sending texts "we're still alive". rescuers can't reach them, it took them days just to get into the main cabin or something and even then they had to get out because the waters got too rough. now the boat is completely under.

i'm just surprised how helpless we are in this situation. You'd think they could get like 3 tugboats and just pull it near shore. maybe a helicopter and some inflatable underwater balloons all over the ship to keep it up longer. its like all they're able to do is send divers in who can't even get into it while watching it slowly sink.

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

they were talking about bringing in a crane, 3 days after the fact. :facepalm

[King Jane]

water was prob saturated in kong jong uns feces too, smelly koreans :oldlol:

[ForeverHeat]

water was prob saturated in kong jong uns feces too, smelly koreans :oldlol:

:biggums:

Its a sad story but, 200 people? 200 people drown in the Indian ocean every two weeks trying desperately to escape their war ravaged African country on a tiny boat. I feel for these people a lot and its terrible but I don't like how news is only filtered out selectively.

[oarabbus]

water was prob saturated in kong jong uns feces too, smelly koreans :oldlol:

:facepalm :facepalm

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

:biggums:

Its a sad story but, 200 people? 200 people drown in the Indian ocean every two weeks trying desperately to escape their war ravaged African country on a tiny boat. I feel for these people a lot and its terrible but I don't like how news is only filtered out selectively.
I don't see how the 2 situations are even remotely comparable.

[ForeverHeat]

I don't see how the 2 situations are even remotely comparable.

They both contain hundreds of dead passengers on a boat that tips over at sea. How much more comparable can they be?

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

They both contain hundreds of dead passengers on a boat that tips over at sea. How much more comparable can they be?
you said it happens every couple weeks, how many ferries go down in that area filled with 350 high school students?

[Smook A.]

When I saw those pictures, this song immediately came in my head: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNyKDI9pn0Q

[Draz]

Was keeping myself updated its a tragedy.

[MavsSuperFan]

they arrested the captain and two crew members for delaying the evacuation.
See thats the part i dont get.

Were these guys trying to kill them

[ace23]

*sank

[ForeverHeat]

See thats the part i dont get.

Were these guys trying to kill them

The plot thickens.

[eliteballer]

Sounds like the damn poseiden adventure.

[Draz]

This is sad

[Patrick Chewing]

The assistant principal who scheduled this trip, and who was also on the ferry just killed himself and left a not blaming himself for what happened cause it was his idea.

[nathanjizzle]

this is ****ed. how come there is no protocol for something like this. they are just sitting around waiting for nothing.

blue printing the ship and torch cutting holes where it wouldnt cause the boat to take in more water would be something they could do. but no, they are worried about oil spill and debris

[Le Shaqtus]

Yeah this is killing me reading some of the updates. people stuck inside still alive sending texts "we're still alive". rescuers can't reach them, it took them days just to get into the main cabin or something and even then they had to get out because the waters got too rough. now the boat is completely under.

i'm just surprised how helpless we are in this situation. You'd think they could get like 3 tugboats and just pull it near shore. maybe a helicopter and some inflatable underwater balloons all over the ship to keep it up longer. its like all they're able to do is send divers in who can't even get into it while watching it slowly sink.

There should be some kind of protocol for this kind of thing, but I agree it sucks at how helpless people really are in situations like this, what are the chances...

[magic chiongson]

i just hope north korean torpedos aren't involved

[step_back]

i just hope north korean torpedos aren't involved

If it were a Torpedo I'm sure the Ship would have gone under in a few hours. This is probably human negligence like the Spanish train crash last year.

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

If it were a Torpedo I'm sure the Ship would have gone under in a few hours. This is probably human negligence like the Spanish train crash last year.
they said ferry went off course due to heavy fog, i believe. then made a sharp turn, pushing a lot of the cargo to one side of the ferry. that's what i heard anyways..

also, those texts being posted were fake.

[King Jane]

http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view6/2663658/kim-jong-il-o.gif

:oldlol:

[dude77]

fkd up .. the captain or someone else in charge told everyone not to move because it would be 'dangerous' :facepalm .. they said that mostly everyone obeyed their words because that's the culture they're brought up in .. to listen to their elders .. sealed their fate .. some decided not to listen .. and they got out alive

[Jameerthefear]

The captain was one of the first ones out. :facepalm

[Jameerthefear]

He pretended to be a passenger so he could get out first:
http://image.chosun.com/sitedata/image/201404/19/2014041900717_1.jpg

[senelcoolidge]

I heard at the times of the incident the Captain was not actually steering the ship it was one of his underlings that was supposedly very inexperienced. It's still the Captain's responsibility. Don't be surprised if he commits suicide. Koreans are not bashful about suicide.