What Went Wrong in the South Korean Ferry Disaster? | The New Yorker

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  • National outrage and political backlash ensued after the tragic sinking of M.V. Sewol, which claimed the lives of more than three hundred passengers, most of whom were students on a school trip, five years ago. Yi Seung-jun's film "In the Absence," an Academy Award nominee for Best Short Subject Documentary, details the tragedy and aftermath.
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  • @kristinemae2961
    @kristinemae2961 5 років тому +27744

    Telling the passengers to stay put is like telling them to wait for their own death.

    • @rightinfrontofmysalad4891
      @rightinfrontofmysalad4891 4 роки тому +849

      The girls who talked about staying put is not safe at 1:43, did they survive?

    • @LitLitterbox
      @LitLitterbox 4 роки тому +282

      If 9/11 taught us anything....

    • @RodsAndAxes
      @RodsAndAxes 4 роки тому +498

      @brendon urie Did you not pay attention to the salvaged phones at the end? Those girls drowned.

    • @novaleaf3772
      @novaleaf3772 4 роки тому +137

      RodsAndAxes you don’t know if it was theirs .

    • @stormtroopercommander7947
      @stormtroopercommander7947 4 роки тому +20

      Literally

  • @tyunyuy
    @tyunyuy 4 роки тому +19522

    You know what hurts more? The students messages to their parents and knowing that they ain't alive anymore..

    • @vaishnavi4103
      @vaishnavi4103 3 роки тому +306

      Could not agree more

    • @infiniteoni8395
      @infiniteoni8395 3 роки тому +570

      The impact on the divers also was pretty bad and hurt quite a bit

    • @infiniteoni8395
      @infiniteoni8395 3 роки тому +507

      Kim Gwan-Hong (one of the divers and the diver that spolke in court) took his life because of this event

    • @Hat-san
      @Hat-san 3 роки тому +335

      @@infiniteoni8395 When I heard that I honestly wasn't shocked but sad cause I knew exactly why he did. I can't imagine doing what he did and living with it.

    • @moonlightchild3574
      @moonlightchild3574 3 роки тому +83

      @henry t Can you just stfu, this is the third time you are commenting this on the video you absolute garbage piece of trash. Go somewhere else.

  • @parkermegan91
    @parkermegan91 9 місяців тому +1712

    “We didn’t check the cabins but it seems most of them are out” the fact that this is a conversation between the Air Force and coast guard only makes this even more horrifying.

    • @blueravenstar4162
      @blueravenstar4162 8 місяців тому +55

      I keep saying FIRE THEM ALL!!

    • @ll4873
      @ll4873 7 місяців тому +23

      And it was a crew who help them free while captain flee

    • @plurallove
      @plurallove 7 місяців тому +8

      This is reality for all search and rescues. Read about missing 411

    • @janecarolbaldivia1430
      @janecarolbaldivia1430 7 місяців тому +5

      Seems?...

  • @bansheeveil
    @bansheeveil Рік тому +1753

    "Isn't this the kind of situation when they tell you to stay put and that it will be okay and then they run away for their lives?" this breaks my heart every time.

    • @electrictroy2010
      @electrictroy2010 10 місяців тому +60

      YES she was correct & yet she just sat there. She should have listened to herself to escape

    • @bansheeveil
      @bansheeveil 10 місяців тому +125

      @@electrictroy2010 she was a kid who was being told by parents to listen to her teachers.. in sk people need to show respect for their seniors, so of course she did as she was told.

    • @nevaehparker5580
      @nevaehparker5580 10 місяців тому +2


      especially in this place

    • @user-sb6kt3pg9y
      @user-sb6kt3pg9y 7 місяців тому +17

      @@electrictroy2010are you blind ? The mother of one of the students literally said the child must listen to the teachers order. Surely she also did that too & stayed

    • @ninab.4540
      @ninab.4540 3 місяці тому

      ​@@user-sb6kt3pg9yAnd then she died

  • @weightycarlos
    @weightycarlos 4 роки тому +19090

    "The kids were killed while waiting. Don't tell me to wait."

    • @cupidwaltz
      @cupidwaltz 4 роки тому +178

      weightycarlos not every heros wears capes.

    • @cupidwaltz
      @cupidwaltz 4 роки тому +56

      Or idk how we say it I’m not English

    • @timothymcjury72
      @timothymcjury72 4 роки тому +104

      Yeah! ...I was like YOU better tell what’s up government!

    • @maybelleramos4059
      @maybelleramos4059 4 роки тому +12

      What part?

    • @niniluv2097
      @niniluv2097 4 роки тому +35

      @@maybelleramos4059 24:11

  • @Iheartdgd
    @Iheartdgd 3 роки тому +6101

    “Nobody is left on the ship”
    291 people...

    • @tantowishah8264
      @tantowishah8264 3 роки тому +129

      Coz they were told to stay in the cabin

    • @aj-sz8mu
      @aj-sz8mu 3 роки тому +379

      this is seriously the worst thing. like.. you're in a chopper. how do you know? oh i saw 3 people leave the ship. and no one else is leaving the ship. if there were more people, they'd have left the ship by now... like what kind of brain do all these people have.

    • @dekkeceee2701
      @dekkeceee2701 3 роки тому +55

      More like 300+

    • @user-er4mk7kf5k
      @user-er4mk7kf5k 3 роки тому +121

      @@stvnynd4265 Actually no. There were frew crews who helped some of the students to safely get off. But sadly couldn't help them all. I remember there being a teacher who guided some of the students to the top of the ship to be saved. But she couldn't help herself. The only one at the fault here is the Captain since he was the first one to get off and he was acting as if he was apart of the students/teachers etc. He didn't help and he told everyone to stay put and wait for help. If he told everyone to try to get out slowly and carefully maybe a lot more of the students would have been saved. But those kids stayed in the ship and didn't even try to get out because they listened to what was said on the speakers and waited for the help to arrive. Students who didn't listen to what was said, got out and got saved.

    • @ryanriller7358
      @ryanriller7358 3 роки тому +37

      This definitely counts as manslaughter

  • @Ellee_woo
    @Ellee_woo Рік тому +1748

    The fact that one of the security or guards literally wiped their tears but kept a straight face is heart breaking, imagine being those guards seeing parents crying in tears because of their loved ones, I would burst out crying tbh.

    • @Lleafyll
      @Lleafyll Рік тому +10

      I saw him

    • @Lleafyll
      @Lleafyll Рік тому +7

      It was so sad

    • @simonklay9197
      @simonklay9197 10 місяців тому +14

      I actually did cry… (sorry, I ment while watching the video in this particular scene you were mentioning.)

    • @glinta7196
      @glinta7196 8 місяців тому +17

      ​@@simonklay9197me too, I was holding my tears through the whole video,but when I saw her crying while standing there and listening to the parents screaming amd crying, I couldn't hold my tears.

    • @Bernsteinnn
      @Bernsteinnn 8 місяців тому +3

      @@glinta7196 Same here. Absolute gut-wrenching.

  • @DlcEnergy
    @DlcEnergy 10 місяців тому +946

    Only advice you can give to anyone on a sinking ship is:
    1. Don't get trapped inside. Stay outside, stay on top, stay visible for rescuers.
    2. If there's time, find anything you can use to float with/on once the ship has sank.
    3. If you can see land, make your way towards it.

    • @LETMino85
      @LETMino85 9 місяців тому +42

      Yepp, not entirely clear or understandable how not everyone got on top to be visible. Strange.

    • @DlcEnergy
      @DlcEnergy 9 місяців тому +60

      @@LETMino85 Yeah, with the Titanic i believe people still inside were locked in or asleep whereas everyone else was trying to get to a life boat. But i do understand that these kids were told to stay where they are. But i'd expect after a certain amount of time for them to take their own initiative to leave the ship. But perhaps they only decided once it was already too late.

    • @Lionwoman
      @Lionwoman 8 місяців тому +28

      + don't stay near th eship while it's sinking, specially when it may just go underwater; it may drag you in.

    • @LightsaberGoBrrrrrr
      @LightsaberGoBrrrrrr 8 місяців тому +12

      @@DlcEnergynobody was locked in. That’s a big part of the movie that’s just not real, James Cameron did that to make it more dramatic

    • @kommenofulo1291
      @kommenofulo1291 7 місяців тому +1

      What exactly would it take for normies to realize this, and everytime something like this happens, it's a sacrifice, people were paid to do it, roles were set and consequences for said accomplishes faked. I do not understand how npcs still don't get it 😅😂

  • @jhan6426
    @jhan6426 4 роки тому +21637

    I'm still mad at the fact that they lied. They lied that everyone is already safe

    • @atiqahfatihahcheaziz6273
      @atiqahfatihahcheaziz6273 4 роки тому +123

      Jhanine Kim yeah me tooo!

    • @yayaAa7320
      @yayaAa7320 4 роки тому +57

      thats it😭

    • @fatinhamsan7856
      @fatinhamsan7856 4 роки тому +533

      The captain also sucks. Supposed to be his the last person that needs to be safe. Why take him out first instead of the other passengers.

    • @paola65149
      @paola65149 4 роки тому +83

      @@fatinhamsan7856 yeas I agree with u. he should had helped all the passangers

    • @wingardiumleviosar
      @wingardiumleviosar 4 роки тому +347

      Fatin Hamsan he gave order for the passengers to stay put while he rescuing himself how selfish someone could be

  • @pseudoash
    @pseudoash 3 роки тому +15317

    The fact that they had civilian divers retrieving the bodies instead of the government is so ridiculous to me

    • @bhavikagopi9498
      @bhavikagopi9498 3 роки тому +1993

      They didn’t even make the civilian divers retrieve the bodies. The civilian divers felt guilty the searched bodies for months. They are truly the only humanity left on earth

    • @darumdarimda1
      @darumdarimda1 3 роки тому +1164

      I heard that one of the drivers who retrieved their dead bodies committed suicide 2 years after the incident because it was a traumatizing experience and the kids were begging to save them.

    • @dovaiS
      @dovaiS 3 роки тому +290

      Well the government divers were not trained. I well trust that if they had enough experience they would’ve. But the government should have prepared enough to expect situations like this and trained them. The divers would’ve also not been required had the crew and coast guard communicated better as the situation deteriorated.

    • @Wandrative
      @Wandrative 3 роки тому +75

      The Korean ‘right’ wingers are rotten

    • @spacecadet2789
      @spacecadet2789 3 роки тому +133

      They most definately should have tug boated the ship closer to shore immediately the fact they had to retire their PM before that happened says a lot. But like maybe not tell the kids in a sinking ship to stay put especially in a society(I'm not gunna go into detail here)where your life is pretty much over if you don't follow the rules and are always striving to be at the top and not be in trouble.

  • @crazycatlady6396
    @crazycatlady6396 Рік тому +921

    This is the best article I’ve read on this horrible tragedy. It did not show local fishermen in boats pleading to let them help rescue passengers they saw through windows because the coast guard blocked them. Another failure of authorities where lives could have been saved. Truly heartbreaking. I’m crying every time I read about it. RIP dears.

    • @DreamyyArt
      @DreamyyArt Рік тому +96

      The fishermen did better that the authorities smh
      They gave all they had to help

    • @crazycatlady6396
      @crazycatlady6396 Рік тому +28

      I read about the ferry owners too. Absolutely despicable murderers!

    • @ML-ov7wo
      @ML-ov7wo Рік тому

      Because it was deliberate. They did everything in their power to make sure those people were locked in their rooms with no help
      On the way until it was too late. Open your eyes Korea. Stop being so obedient to your corrupt government. However these past three years prove you learned nothing. What a dark and desperate society.

    • @electrictroy2010
      @electrictroy2010 10 місяців тому +6

      The windows are unbreakable, so the fishing boats could not do anything, even if they got close.

    • @crazycatlady6396
      @crazycatlady6396 10 місяців тому +3

      @@electrictroy2010 I didn’t know! Every time I read about it, This tragedy gets more horrific. 🥲

  • @22.Capucine
    @22.Capucine 11 місяців тому +437

    The diver says, “I remember this completely. How do you, the elites of our society say that you don’t remember?” The families/people behind him breaking down after he says that is so sad because they too will always remember while the elites “laze around” as the other guy says

    • @ninab.4540
      @ninab.4540 3 місяці тому +4

      Remind me of the Ugandan mp who looks well fed, telling starving people to eat more.

  • @kpop_tae6432
    @kpop_tae6432 2 роки тому +71408

    The fact that the one girl who said “isn’t this the kind of situations where they tell us to stay put while they run for their lives.” Was so accurate it’s sad

    • @hermelameles1528
      @hermelameles1528 2 роки тому +2316

      I know I felt so so bad

    • @anakindonissa
      @anakindonissa 2 роки тому +894

      Did she survive or died ?

    • @anakindonissa
      @anakindonissa 2 роки тому +2204

      @@MsJShim omg poor children. These students could be promising young adults for there country. Now they all died for a greedy government its sad

    • @anakindonissa
      @anakindonissa 2 роки тому +614

      @@MsJShim i think the reason the world know so little or very late because the korean cover it also

    • @ED-es2qv
      @ED-es2qv 2 роки тому +248

      @@anakindonissa well, if some people heard of it, it wasn’t covered up. It just wasn’t the most important thing in your life.

  • @missvolante5275
    @missvolante5275 3 роки тому +6496

    "We didn't search the cabins but it seems most of them are out"
    I'm speechless

    • @cassandrajavier7158
      @cassandrajavier7158 3 роки тому +351

      totally fvcked up

    • @juniorsir9521
      @juniorsir9521 3 роки тому +81

      I’m still confused a bit, how did the ferry turned? What caused it to sink? Also who is parks?

    • @cassandrajavier7158
      @cassandrajavier7158 3 роки тому +90

      @@juniorsir9521 but if im not mistaken the captain did not still spill the reason and it was revealed on a separate investigation

    • @cassandrajavier7158
      @cassandrajavier7158 3 роки тому +9

      @aena oh how bout me?? i cant swim totally shshshsh

    • @lloydisaacs415
      @lloydisaacs415 3 роки тому +29

      That brave soul stayed on the vessel to help there are the hero's

  • @prakriti394
    @prakriti394 7 місяців тому +137

    Even the civilian diver died cause of trauma but the captain easily said he don't remember anything.

  • @polamkons-kx7zr
    @polamkons-kx7zr 11 місяців тому +187

    The diver literally spoke the fact that they wouldn’t need any divers if they have saved before fully sinking of ship but all they did was just reporting each other not trying to save people. It’s heartbreaking 😭RIP💐

  • @manhp
    @manhp 5 років тому +32099

    Don't stay inside a sinking ship. Don't stay inside a burning house.
    No matter how anyone told you to stay put.

    • @kissofshadows21
      @kissofshadows21 5 років тому +2069

      @Observer Jr. - Maybe, but the passengers would have stood more of a chance to survive in the water than inside the sinking ship.

    • @roofbuns
      @roofbuns 5 років тому +382

      Well if every way out is blocked by fire in that burning house, how whould you get out? :/
      btw this is kinda a secret buuut... im kinda scared of big ships and boats.. ye ik xD

    • @blu837
      @blu837 5 років тому +185

      I dont know who you’re trying to give this message to but i think everyone knows this

    • @blackpinkandbtsaretheultim783
      @blackpinkandbtsaretheultim783 5 років тому +38

      @@roofbuns ME TOO

    • @devilmico6118
      @devilmico6118 5 років тому +1034

      Yeah! It's like the point the girl made in the beginning.
      I think it was something along the lines of "Don't they always say to 'stay safe and keep put' and then just leave? And the people who don't follow those order survives?". That girl sounds absolutely right in this case!

  • @chloe-yg5lz
    @chloe-yg5lz 5 років тому +38142

    the fact that civilians were the ones still trying to search for survivors and not the government. this whole video was so upsetting...

    • @ahhwe-any7434
      @ahhwe-any7434 5 років тому +689

      21:22 his in his feelings made me in my feelings

    • @kihiable
      @kihiable 5 років тому +475

      South Korean at her dark day under Park Geun Hye regime. Ain't suprise that government rescue personnel had responded that way.

    • @tylernelson328
      @tylernelson328 5 років тому +1140

      The U.S. Navy was denied permission by the South Korean Navy & Coast Guard to participate in the rescue, when the USS Bonhomme Richard was there, with plenty of Marine Corps Transport Helicopters to rescue the whole lot of them.

    • @leiinnna8496
      @leiinnna8496 5 років тому +273

      @@tylernelson328 why did they not give permission to the us navy?

    • @xyz1415
      @xyz1415 5 років тому +749

      @@leiinnna8496 pride I guess

  • @meera4512
    @meera4512 Рік тому +156

    4:52 The fact that one parent was devastated and disappointed at herself bc she told her child to just listen to the captain, meanwhile the captain escaped and left many kids in danger at risk and leaving many parents worried.

  • @peachycreep
    @peachycreep 7 місяців тому +74

    the fact that all the captain had to do was ask everyone to calmly put life jackets on and head to the deck and they would've most likely survived is devastating. i hope the survivors and parents can forgive themselves and live happily..the captain on the other hand...i won't even say what i hope for him

  • @imnothere3107
    @imnothere3107 5 років тому +9275

    "We have to pretend we are doing something"
    Corruption at its worst

    • @chandanmidya7472
      @chandanmidya7472 5 років тому +328

      They r selfish they don't have any heart.

    • @cherylcampbell9369
      @cherylcampbell9369 5 років тому +43

      @@chandanmidya7472 and probably drunkards.

    • @v1d300
      @v1d300 4 роки тому +148

      This isn't corruption its negligence and fear of power.

    • @xyoopridex
      @xyoopridex 4 роки тому +77

      @@v1d300 they all apply

    • @paperdoll7735
      @paperdoll7735 4 роки тому +51

      Didnt he also giggle a little when saying this ..This is not how life is imagined

  • @ho-it-cha
    @ho-it-cha 2 роки тому +14810

    The students trusted thier teachers, the teachers trusted the crew members and the crew members trusted their captain...
    And the captain escaped faster than anyone...

    • @kali6753
      @kali6753 2 роки тому +1809

      And all he has to say: "i don't remember".. clearly he knew what was going on... that rat..

    • @idontcare766
      @idontcare766 2 роки тому +253

      @@kali6753 what did he mean by “I don’t remember”? What was he implying?

    • @stoneh2ovino
      @stoneh2ovino 2 роки тому +412

      The New Yorker could have dug deeper and told you the names of the owners of the boat and all their wealthy and powerful friends who allowed this disaster to happen. But it didn't. The New Yorker is a disgrace.

    • @vinayak186f3
      @vinayak186f3 2 роки тому +94

      Remember Costa Concordia ? On what basis do these companies choose their captains !

    • @jaredneilsen
      @jaredneilsen 2 роки тому +106

      Surely he must have been charged with treason and faced the death penalty for abandoning those children on his ship… assuming he hasn’t already killed himself.

  • @dimlight2529
    @dimlight2529 8 місяців тому +143

    My best friend died in this tragedy and the last things he said to me were I cant swim anymore. No one deserves to experience such a thing this whole experience was horrendous for me I am looking for ways to escape the guilt and sadness that took over me that day

  • @ferro1398
    @ferro1398 11 місяців тому +96

    The pain on the parents' faces are heartbreaking. No one deserves this kind of pain.

  • @stefanyayeager4306
    @stefanyayeager4306 2 роки тому +12457

    “The ones who didn’t listen were the ones who survived” that gave me chills😣

  • @ramadenkanda4752
    @ramadenkanda4752 4 роки тому +4254

    1:33 that girl literally predicted what the coward captain did.

    • @adamtzsch
      @adamtzsch 4 роки тому +14

      JewTube - Censor Yourself. Or we'll do it for you.
      What does “eeary” mean?

    • @21coute
      @21coute 4 роки тому +67

      @JewTube - Censor Yourself. Or we'll do it for you. Well it WOULD help if you had spelled it correctly. It's "eerie".

    • @biezinholiveira
      @biezinholiveira 4 роки тому +147

      @AIMY QAIRINA BINTI MUHAMMAD KAMAL - I really hope she survived but her face is the only one amongst her friends that is blurred, that may have been done in respect to her if she passed

    • @voutoo7899
      @voutoo7899 4 роки тому +2

      adamtzsch early

    • @adamtzsch
      @adamtzsch 4 роки тому +4

      VOUT OO
      Really?

  • @yijingtsang5754
    @yijingtsang5754 11 місяців тому +46

    the fact that they were probably having the time of their lives being so exited and looking forward to their trip makes it all the more tragic

  • @TGProduction220
    @TGProduction220 Місяць тому +19

    there was also a U.S. navy ship (USS Bonhomme Richard LHD-6) that SPECIALIZED in water and air rescue with 1000 marines on board that offered the SK government to help TWICE but they refused both times for their pride..

  • @bangtansmandu3536
    @bangtansmandu3536 3 роки тому +6485

    They’re watching them drown they’re watching these children drown and the only question was. “Is there a camera there yet?”

    • @qwerty934
      @qwerty934 3 роки тому +69

      Wait we're they trying to see if there were recording for proof?

    • @bangtansmandu3536
      @bangtansmandu3536 3 роки тому +496

      @@qwerty934 no they wanted media coverage. They couldn’t care less about anything else

    • @gilbert3672
      @gilbert3672 3 роки тому +143

      @@qwerty934 Oh so they would record these kids before helping them, which is literally their job?

    • @qwerty934
      @qwerty934 3 роки тому +11

      @@bangtansmandu3536 hm

    • @ajfan7908
      @ajfan7908 3 роки тому +195

      @@qwerty934 what is more important, taking the footage of innocent children drowning or saving their lives so they can go back to their family again?

  • @iamapotato3193
    @iamapotato3193 4 роки тому +3835

    24:13 "open this gate! Kids were killed while waiting. They waited and died."
    "The kids were killed waiting. Don't tell me to wait."
    This basicaly breaks my heart.

  • @msdmendozagaytan
    @msdmendozagaytan Рік тому +113

    I can not imagine the pain and frustration that the kids went through. Drowning is one of the worst ways to pass away. I hope that every captain and crews have seen this all over the world & got educated on what to do and what not to do in a case like this. Just thinking the suffering of the scared kids breaks my heart. They did not deserve to die like that.

  • @JohnJ4K
    @JohnJ4K 9 місяців тому +47

    1:43 - 1:58 This aged so well
    "But only the people who didn't follow the order survived"

  • @a.a1027
    @a.a1027 5 років тому +13039

    those girls in the beginning saying “isnt this the situation where they tell us to stay put but they run away by themselves? and those who disobeyed and ran away survived, like that one subway accident?”

    • @brattingprincess
      @brattingprincess 5 років тому +560

      Welcome to Korea.

    • @angela-ox3ho
      @angela-ox3ho 5 років тому +474

      altkovac they aren’t :(

    • @flourishwithzel
      @flourishwithzel 5 років тому +1050

      I hope those girls did what they had to do when they know what to do ;(( they sort of predicted their fate. But they followed instructions and we can't blame them.. ;((

    • @ZoddGuts
      @ZoddGuts 5 років тому +899

      @@flourishwithzel Asian countries are pretty strict in following your elder/superior orders. The irony being the one's that didn't follow the orders elsewhere would've been seen as problem/bad kids despite being right in these type of situations.

    • @yanyani4457
      @yanyani4457 5 років тому +562

      liz suguitan i think any student would follow the adult’s instructions at the ship.. since we are always told that the adults know whats best for us. This tragedy is truly heartbreaking and all the students and passengers must have been terrified..

  • @stanbtsandblackpink129
    @stanbtsandblackpink129 4 роки тому +4742

    I still can't believe the Captain just rescued himself without putting the passengers first.

    • @kierasherrod329
      @kierasherrod329 3 роки тому +154

      right i can’t remember what accident it was but a cruise boat tipped over and maybe less than 10 ppl died but the captain was sentenced to a couple years in prison for negligence because a captain is supposed to go down with their ship. they’re no supposed to leave

    • @kierasherrod329
      @kierasherrod329 3 роки тому +99

      I aTe 2130 mOrE BowLS oF rIce tHaN YoU Yes like they can leave but to be one of the first people off the ship when you’re supposed to be the one that guides the crew?

    • @syeorii
      @syeorii 3 роки тому +60

      I aTe 2130 mOrE BowLS oF rIce tHaN YoU Captain always has to go down with the ship until all passengers are safely rescued. It is a law in the constitution but it’s probably different in Korea

    • @syeorii
      @syeorii 3 роки тому +1

      I aTe 2130 mOrE BowLS oF rIce tHaN YoU Thats what I said

    • @Lilyjapan
      @Lilyjapan 3 роки тому +4

      @@kierasherrod329 304 died

  • @bunny15059
    @bunny15059 Рік тому +89

    I am watching it after nine years of the incident and it's painful to even think about the struggle those people faced. Those people who lost their loved ones, i am deeply sorry for your loss.
    RIP😞

  • @user-oy3od5pb4u
    @user-oy3od5pb4u Рік тому +82

    I saw a video of a student saying that he is still so young and there is so much more he wants to do and see. Therefore he wants to survive. After hearing that the tears that I held back just came down. I can't believe I'm waisting my young years doing nothing while I have the chance to do everything I want.
    I will value my life more and make it worth the while.
    I will spend my life doing what I want and seeing what I want to see.
    For me, and for the young people who can't.
    I have learned a lot today.

  • @chocopuff
    @chocopuff 3 роки тому +8407

    I hate the fact that they had so much time to get to the deck and get rescued, but the captain told them to stay put and all of them just drowned, when they had so much time to escape. Their deaths were preventable.

    • @sheanthesheep8816
      @sheanthesheep8816 3 роки тому +520

      Right like they would’ve been better off jumping into the water. The whole coast guard shd be put on trial for that too for not trying to save them and telling them to stay put.

    • @randomunderwebdweller
      @randomunderwebdweller 3 роки тому +343

      @@sheanthesheep8816 it was the captain who ordered everyone to stay put. In the call at 3:00, the coast guard told the captain it is his judgement order evacuation. He is the one in the scene and in the position to order the passengers, not the coast guard. But instead, the captain escaped without ordering evacuation. And might not have told the coast guard that there are still a lot of passengers inside.
      The fault of the coast guard here is their incompetence or inefficient rescue operation.

    • @manashdb
      @manashdb 3 роки тому +182

      Everyone had life jackets. If only they were not stuck inside the ship...they would have made it. I didn't see many lifeboats in the ship so that must have been one of the reasons why the captain asked everyone to stay inside their rooms.

    • @btsot7563
      @btsot7563 3 роки тому +32

      @@sheanthesheep8816 the person also asked if someone was on the deck or someone jumped into water or not

    • @gloriaisamust7627
      @gloriaisamust7627 3 роки тому +132

      Couldn’t agree more.. even the rescue team confused they didn’t see anybody jump to the water at the beginning.. I know when ship sinking it is dangerous for anybody around the ship, because it will pull water and things around the vessel as they sunk, like strong gravity, but it is much more better than trapped inside and do nothing.

  • @victoriadavies4893
    @victoriadavies4893 4 роки тому +6253

    What hit me was the parents “ our children waited for there deaths don’t tell me to wait” and the police officer doing her job crying 😓

    • @megschmeedafamc
      @megschmeedafamc 4 роки тому +196

      That was very hard to watch.
      🎗RIP🎗

    • @ichigoalexi5458
      @ichigoalexi5458 4 роки тому +309

      That made me cry. If she was under the wrong management, she'd get scolded for not being professional enough. If she was very lucky, she'd have gotten a pat on the shoulder for we're humans after all.

    • @ZombieMiezz
      @ZombieMiezz 4 роки тому +202

      @@ichigoalexi5458 Exactly. That she cried in this situation while doing her job shows that we are all humans.

    • @timothymcjury72
      @timothymcjury72 4 роки тому +59

      All I could think was ...I bet she wished she called in sick that day....

    • @nxna_zip
      @nxna_zip 4 роки тому +288

      Her crying made me realize she’s also just under the command of the elites. She’s not here to fight anyone. She did the bravest thing despite who she had to be, she had sympathy, she had a heart. I don’t know what was going through her head at that very moment. But a tragedy’s effects ripples endlessly, rightly so, a tragedy like this should never happen again.

  • @shinademcnally9041
    @shinademcnally9041 Рік тому +113

    I can’t believe the civilian divers did more good than the country’s rescue team

  • @Silalifestyles
    @Silalifestyles 7 місяців тому +30

    My heart goes out to the parents who have to constantly relive this horrendous experience in their memories. It makes it all the worst knowing that nothing was done in a everything could have been done to save these students/people.
    How can people be so evil and mean! How can people devalue the life if another human!
    My heart is so shattered. 😔

  • @sockz4884
    @sockz4884 3 роки тому +5011

    What a horrible way to die, slowly drowning under cold dark water surrounded by your terrified classmates. May all of these children rest in peace.

    • @jonlloydmagbanua1432
      @jonlloydmagbanua1432 3 роки тому +15

      (´⌓`;)

    • @doggolovescheese1310
      @doggolovescheese1310 3 роки тому +100

      @Hi My Name Is crewmen survived 16 days after Pearl Harbor...they were banging on the hull and could be heard but no one could get to them. If children survived in there for days....I can't even imagine :(

    • @Despond
      @Despond 3 роки тому +84

      @Hi My Name Is That's beyond horrible. I feel uncomfortable just imagining being trapped let alone the poor souls who were living this nightmare.

    • @heythere3746
      @heythere3746 3 роки тому +22

      @Hi My Name Is it hurts it hurts soo much....I wish I can give my life to her

    • @user-kj9ft1sg5k
      @user-kj9ft1sg5k 3 роки тому +6

      Rip

  • @nankdug9195
    @nankdug9195 5 років тому +3646

    The guy who managed to save a kid is the true hero.

    • @butterification
      @butterification 5 років тому +83

      Nank Dug I thought the same, UNTIL HE KILLED HIMSELF A LOST HIS TWISTED MIND , SO SAD And the whole time I thought he really wanted to bring children back to FAMILY

    • @sweetestaphrodite
      @sweetestaphrodite 5 років тому +23

      *@butterification*
      Wow speak audibly mate, he killed himself?

    • @sean_garren_786
      @sean_garren_786 4 роки тому +165

      It was the Principal of the school, as the ship sinks he knew that he failed his job to saved the kids so he commit suicide 😭🤧

    • @user-nv2jz6er4n
      @user-nv2jz6er4n 4 роки тому +9

      Sean_ Garren_ no why 😭

    • @inawonglingtolo489
      @inawonglingtolo489 3 роки тому +2

      you are right he is a true hero

  • @RIKU....
    @RIKU.... 9 місяців тому +81

    I am Korean and around 2014 when this had happened, i was in South Korea.
    Watching this incident happen before my eyes through video clips and videos being reported and broadcasted absolutely tore me up. Watching those students obediently following a selfish captain's orders when they couldve been saved enrages me.
    Im not close with anyone on this ship but the fact that they were around the same age as me just upsets me. I still cry to this day watching those videos.
    RIP to all of those who have passed. RIP to the couple who also passed away, dying together. 🎗️

  • @NEPtune-fy1ug
    @NEPtune-fy1ug 10 місяців тому +20

    i cried watching this. i was 12 when this happened and didn't think much about it because i had no idea how bad the entire situation was. i thought it was merely a tragic accident, but it turns out all the kids could have been saved. i'm broken.

  • @pyroshayniac1090
    @pyroshayniac1090 4 роки тому +9373

    I feel actually sick, this is murder. Just murder.

    • @e.y.a7140
      @e.y.a7140 4 роки тому +234

      Me too. This is disgusting...

    • @erikab1991
      @erikab1991 4 роки тому +266

      I hope those people in the rescuer team who takes the lead should be in prison. They are so stupid. No brainer decision. 😤

    • @304b
      @304b 4 роки тому +119

      The punishment wasn't even that bad. Spoken to be a sentence of 8 months to 17 years. L👏I👏F👏E
      👏👏 S👏E👏N👏T👏E👏N👏C👏E👏👏👏👏
      PEOPLE! IT'S MASS MURDER OF OVER 200!

    • @e.y.a7140
      @e.y.a7140 4 роки тому +70

      @@304b omg yes those people deserve way more than just 8 MONTHS that´s freaking LESS TIME THAN A PREGNANCY

    • @effsap8926
      @effsap8926 4 роки тому +26

      The ANNOUNCER DIDNT EVEN TELL THEM TO EVACUATE IM GONNA CRY

  • @dabibibibibi
    @dabibibibibi 3 роки тому +4146

    So the captain just basically LEFT, he left the students there. He left them in order for him to live? This is murder, a MURDER.

  • @clarysstoryboard3317
    @clarysstoryboard3317 Рік тому +65

    Even almost 10 years later, how everything happened still disgusts me deeply and fills me with sorrow to my core.
    They had their priorities so screwed up. "Any agent who steps on deck will be a hero." "What a shame. We should've gone earlier and made a good scene."
    They were so concerned with a good image and saving face that they let hundreds of children preventably die for it.
    How could you have the gall to ask people to trust in and follow authority ever again, when these are the people in positions of authority?
    A captain leaves the vessel last and a nation's leader does not "laze around" or "play hooky" when their citizens are dying - that's for immature teenagers, not for adults who are responsible for others' lives.
    Park Geunhye should've stayed in prison and rotted there, together with all the other lazy, complacent, neglectful sacks of hot air who made it come to this.

    • @zainah8809
      @zainah8809 4 місяці тому +1

      couldnt have said it better myself

  • @animmarchivist
    @animmarchivist Рік тому +58

    I actually started to tear up watching this, my heart goes out to all of the victims who died, and to the survivors and families of the victims.

  • @islandsicedtea
    @islandsicedtea 2 роки тому +7110

    “So no one is left in the cabins?” “No, they escaped when it started tilting” “So we can presume there is almost no one on the ferry then?” “Yes, yes”
    Lies. Disgusting. The STAGED RESCUE was even more disgusting 💀

    • @thesoundofanimalsfighting5557
      @thesoundofanimalsfighting5557 2 роки тому +439

      Yeah, the radio communication was solid evidence of gross negligence. And Gross Negligence is a grave criminal offense in most countries. Were these officials not prosecuted? I find it mind-blowing that SK law had them walk away like nothing happened and poured all the blame at the captain.

    • @amydelacruz6864
      @amydelacruz6864 2 роки тому +47

      Stupid.. its better them to death penalty..

    • @neru9005
      @neru9005 2 роки тому +105

      they assumed so because the ones in the cabin are the ones who should go out last and the captain is the one who should administer for instructions or who should be the one who made the call. if nobody is in the cabins that SUPPOSEDLY means no civilian will be inside the ferry...but because of the selfishness of the captain who escaped then told everybody to stay put - the civilians died.

    • @JisooTurtleRabbitt
      @JisooTurtleRabbitt 2 роки тому +27

      Amy Dela Cruz let's put them on a sinking boat out in the middle of the water and have everyone just watch and do nothing and let them sink

    • @mickmouse5715
      @mickmouse5715 2 роки тому +62

      A culture where FACE is more important than lives

  • @iisquiffycoin1815
    @iisquiffycoin1815 4 роки тому +6896

    This should be talked about in school’s history classes.

    • @PleasedTown
      @PleasedTown 4 роки тому +170

      i believe it is in korea

    • @alesiii_
      @alesiii_ 4 роки тому +420

      This should be talked about in the whole world not only in schools but everywhere fr

    • @edison7300037
      @edison7300037 4 роки тому +325

      @@alesiii_ perfect example of negligence,bureaucracy and collusion would cause to the society.

    • @jasondyer799
      @jasondyer799 4 роки тому +48

      Yeah lmao I found this out on a BTS mv and only realized bc my bff Iyah explained it to me,I'm 11 :^

    • @jasondyer799
      @jasondyer799 4 роки тому +4

      @@PleasedTown south,to be exact

  • @alliyahzakari9509
    @alliyahzakari9509 Рік тому +79

    I literally cried after watching this video, I tried to stay strong but I couldn't control my emotions, it is so sad how all those young people had their lives cut short due to the carelessness of others. May their souls find eternal peace

  • @damarisherrera6873
    @damarisherrera6873 Рік тому +29

    As a mom myself I cried 5 mins in the video, I pray for the lives lost and the lives that stayed just to mourn forever

  • @bask3t8allqt34
    @bask3t8allqt34 4 роки тому +4522

    The statement at the beginning when the girl says "those that listened to instruction died and those that didn't lived." I felt that, along with other statements. Those kids were doing as they were told and died being obedient and that breaks my heart. If they were given the opposite instructions most if not all of them could have survived. That hurts.

    • @anthonydarmanin
      @anthonydarmanin 4 роки тому +180

      If these kids were Westerners they would not have obeyed this instruction, however Asians are accustomed to obeying their superiors which this tragedy so clearly reveals and it cost them their young lives, so very sad. The President spent the day in bed! Shows her complete lack of empathy!

    • @nevilis1
      @nevilis1 4 роки тому +57

      @paperchasin23 you sound like an American Dad who likes trucks and has 51 American flags hanging around their house

    • @vickalee6521
      @vickalee6521 4 роки тому +19

      paperchasin23 your comment sounds racist.

    • @corafabian567
      @corafabian567 4 роки тому +40

      @paperchasin23 First of all, don't put such an arrogant statement under a documentary of literally hundreds of people dying and second, I agree to some extend but not all rules are bad. There's a reason why school kids should attend it. There should be a line between completely obeying and not obeying at all. Maybe it would have saved your life in this particular situation, but does breaking rules help you when you want to find a job? A definite no.

    • @chrisbreezy-ryanbarbosa4320
      @chrisbreezy-ryanbarbosa4320 4 роки тому +7

      @@corafabian567 Yes. Its true both of you say. But in America leadership and thinking for yourself is stressed while in Asia respecting leaders and government is bad even when the leaders are wrong. See whats happening in China? All the mainland want Hong Kong to submit and bend over to Xi just like they do but the younger more educated Westernized crowd in Hong Kong want their freedom.

  • @izzywoods794
    @izzywoods794 5 років тому +2577

    The fact that so many people died because of laziness and such incompetence

    • @tylerpham22
      @tylerpham22 4 роки тому +5

      Izzy Woods I'm your 999th liker

    • @moonchild8970
      @moonchild8970 4 роки тому +16

      They were told not to jump or move. Don't blame it on them. They were not lazy. They followed orders.

    • @quwandathornton
      @quwandathornton 4 роки тому +13

      Jiminie's Jams she meant the people on the ship keeping passengers safe, not the actual passengers..

    • @anthonycastellano7555
      @anthonycastellano7555 4 роки тому

      Izzy Woods and sheer stupidity

    • @trafficjon400
      @trafficjon400 4 роки тому

      laziness and did not care. God help them bastards. for give me.there with creations spirit and being taken care of.

  • @DeltaTanakaa
    @DeltaTanakaa Рік тому +17

    It angers me how there seemed to be so much time to help the students.
    And the captain.
    Truly a tragedy we will never forget.

  • @nct_verse
    @nct_verse Рік тому +18

    I can't even imagine being in a position like this. The fact that the adults probably escaped while telling students to stay put is crazy. Insanity.

  • @lorrainnemariebeldoro674
    @lorrainnemariebeldoro674 2 роки тому +3766

    The fact that the fisherman's boat was the one rescuing them just showed how much the rescue team failed to be there for the passengers

    • @aianna3814
      @aianna3814 2 роки тому +132

      This happened alot of time majority of the rescuers team only rescue for money,and i've seen alot of fishermen boats not even receiving money but wanted to help! This society is pure evil

    • @hakdog9328
      @hakdog9328 2 роки тому +1

      Stop talking because you're not korean6

    • @Bunny_Baroness
      @Bunny_Baroness 2 роки тому +56

      @@hakdog9328 excuse you?

    • @tangycoco
      @tangycoco 2 роки тому +11

      Also not mentioning that the government don't have professional diver while Jeju, as I know is an island where everyone goes when you visit Korea. The government even didn't anticipate this.

    • @fromis.9
      @fromis.9 2 роки тому

      @@aianna3814 doctor, fireman all do stuff for money. go ask someone to do a bypass surgery for free or extinguish your burning house for free.

  • @ChanelTapperlatrice
    @ChanelTapperlatrice 2 роки тому +6224

    "So we can presume no one is left on the ferry?" "Yeah, yeah." Such a blatant disregard for lives

    • @tequmari1090
      @tequmari1090 2 роки тому +299

      They discovered that the president was a part of a cult and this was all planned, which is why they disregarded so many young lives. The president was impeached and sentenced.

    • @hvrtrie
      @hvrtrie 2 роки тому +155

      And the way they communicated with each other made me feel horrible

    • @izsan9070
      @izsan9070 2 роки тому +40

      @@tequmari1090 Wtf they do this just for stupid cult sh't.

    • @mampsj6326
      @mampsj6326 2 роки тому +26

      @@izsan9070 yes, their cult also has a relationship with western cabals

    • @isitoveryet9525
      @isitoveryet9525 2 роки тому +127

      @@hvrtrie right. One of them really said “it’s a shame they couldn’t land a helicopter on the boat earlier, because it would’ve made a scene”….like wtf?

  • @yugurtz
    @yugurtz 7 днів тому +1

    1. Thanks for the very comprehensive video with timeline. The little texts are just heartbreaking.
    2. The crew is ridiculous. By the time a decision was made, the ship was essentially submerged.
    Hope this incompetence never happens again.

  • @nabaansari3553
    @nabaansari3553 Рік тому +22

    I remember being on that ferry I’m one of the 75 students who survived I was so scared at that time I rarely could breath holding my best friend hand who died I will never forgive the captain for doing this

  • @madriagadulceamord.4234
    @madriagadulceamord.4234 4 роки тому +4025

    This incident tells us that, sometimes, disobeying orders will make you survive.

    • @mitsurivibes4053
      @mitsurivibes4053 3 роки тому +43

      True

    • @overslept4191
      @overslept4191 3 роки тому +147

      Just like in plane crashes! They tell you to do this bracing position but it actually breaks your neck so you can die faster so people don't have to deal with much things

    • @milamcg40
      @milamcg40 3 роки тому +70

      My dad always said that rules are made to be broken

    • @ifancyjackmurphyyy3317
      @ifancyjackmurphyyy3317 3 роки тому +41

      iir as soon as tge ferry starred sinking they should have went to the deck

    • @minyoongisthickthighs4080
      @minyoongisthickthighs4080 3 роки тому +13

      Mila McG Then u have a cool dad.One mistake and “My whole life is ruined”

  • @adrianlau7249
    @adrianlau7249 4 роки тому +8513

    UPDATE: This documentary is currently nominated for an Oscar under the category of best documentary (short subject). Hopefully this nomination will help raise awareness for the fight that still continues on nearly six years after the disaster.

    • @xcinnamon
      @xcinnamon 4 роки тому +59

      Good! Maybe they'll explain more if it gets one!

    • @historicstudios2708
      @historicstudios2708 4 роки тому +25

      Wait, it’s still going on? I thought the fight stopped after the new president was put in office.

    • @Allie83829
      @Allie83829 4 роки тому +25

      History Studios i think they start the investigations again

    • @nereavarela5276
      @nereavarela5276 4 роки тому +8

      wow i did not know that

    • @ric4uu
      @ric4uu 3 роки тому +1

      Orang indo koe cuk?

  • @EONProtocol
    @EONProtocol Рік тому +6

    I don't know why I come back to this but I'm in tears again, how in todays age could this happen.

  • @simonklay9197
    @simonklay9197 8 місяців тому +6

    Just rewatching it again after years. Immediately got goosebumps… those memories and what they went theough - indescribable….
    What a sad sad story 😭😭😭
    Rest in peace for the beloved ones ❤️

  • @alexthearmy
    @alexthearmy 3 роки тому +4599

    The most terrifying thing about this disaster is the Capitan.... he deliberately let those kids to die... and the fact that this could have been avoided with one simple announcement... It's all so heart breaking...

    • @namrataupadhyay1890
      @namrataupadhyay1890 3 роки тому +267

      exactly. The way he just made an escape in the beginning. makes my heart break.

    • @max-jm7hy
      @max-jm7hy 3 роки тому +91

      hes gonna get a big karma guys

    • @TUIfly_simpilot
      @TUIfly_simpilot 3 роки тому +53

      It's the same as concordia, the ship capzizes captain Lies and escapes before every one.

    • @silverianjannvs5315
      @silverianjannvs5315 3 роки тому +22

      you can't argue or questions the elders instructions or command in Korean or Japanese societies. Cultural attitudes

    • @reginamanressa
      @reginamanressa 3 роки тому +20

      The part when he said "I don't remember".

  • @seban678
    @seban678 5 років тому +3831

    Well at least they got several cameras there just in time to give the world a lot of footage of their own incompetence.

    • @zackyvt1319
      @zackyvt1319 5 років тому

      They were trying to calm the media

    • @Brandon-hn5xy
      @Brandon-hn5xy 5 років тому +75

      @@zackyvt1319 no dude they were trying to give themselves some clout.

    • @ivyenriquez9565
      @ivyenriquez9565 5 років тому +20

      They probably thought they would save the day with no casualties as they recorded. Probably thoughy they would be hailed as heroes afterwards :---(

    • @AnimationAirlines
      @AnimationAirlines 5 років тому +5

      ships needs to be redesigned for situations like this. like instead of life boats, there should be life submarines

    • @atengmonhobi8813
      @atengmonhobi8813 5 років тому +2

      @yui shinkai So you liked that some of the students are died here???

  • @champiana513__
    @champiana513__ Місяць тому +4

    I watched half this video and can’t go any further. When it is your life on the line, don’t listen to anyone telling you to stay still.

  • @hypernova9363
    @hypernova9363 26 днів тому +5

    10 years 🎗️

  • @mathewschannel1295
    @mathewschannel1295 4 роки тому +2751

    "So no passenger is left in the ferry?"
    "Yes, people escaped as the ship started to tilt. We didn't search the cabins but it seems most of them are out"
    What the heck? for real?

    • @kimberlynguyen124
      @kimberlynguyen124 4 роки тому +276

      It’s was like they lacked effort and didn’t give a crap. I’m so wholly disappointed

    • @Alchemy-of-crimes
      @Alchemy-of-crimes 4 роки тому +109

      Yes "liars"....this breaks my heart so much😭😭😭😭

    • @lgbty00ngi65
      @lgbty00ngi65 4 роки тому +129

      and the fact that they said that with over half of the passengers on board were still inside the ferry..

    • @leandratoney6933
      @leandratoney6933 4 роки тому +88

      When the boats were pulling away if you looked carefully you saw a student banging on the window trying to break it 😢😢 and they ignored them

    • @jennymcdaniel2987
      @jennymcdaniel2987 4 роки тому +2

      What second ??
      I didn’t see

  • @CutiePie-hb2mh
    @CutiePie-hb2mh 2 роки тому +24187

    The fact that 90% of the ferry was still on surface yet they still decided to keep those people inside until it fully submerged is incomprehensible. How sickening and disgusting.

    • @taetaeforever7658
      @taetaeforever7658 2 роки тому +908

      EXACTLY 😭
      Like why, sorry to say this but like are they dumb or stupid!
      Like what is wrong with them they could have said stand up and move that side at least
      So the Teacher's can hold them and they can at least try to get out
      But instead they let the teenagers/children to stay there
      This is so horrible 💔

    • @LucasEver
      @LucasEver 2 роки тому +76

      So true

    • @not2tees
      @not2tees 2 роки тому +731

      When it comes to a choice between following your years of strict obedience and compliance training or following survival instincts, the strongest wins out, namely, compliance.

    • @rebeccarabinowitz6590
      @rebeccarabinowitz6590 2 роки тому +11

      @Kristi Rowe ugh

    • @junghhhuu3002
      @junghhhuu3002 2 роки тому +66

      Exactly that was disgusting

  • @user-pq7ql4yy8n
    @user-pq7ql4yy8n 3 місяці тому +5

    The way the Korean government lied about all passenger's being evacuated is gut wrenching. This tragedy traumatised many parents and more, may the souls of the children rest in peace

  • @saveenavy
    @saveenavy Рік тому +22

    This so heartbreaking, couldn't stop crying. I feel hurt for the students and the diver who lost their lives. The kids waited patiently to be rescued as they followed orders to stay put but to no avail. I offer my sincerest condolences to their families.
    It's so sickening how the government and coast officials did not put much effort in rescuing people. They focused rather on 'camera' and wasted time which caused deaths. Shame on them.
    The civilian divers/rescuers have way better judgement and character. I applaud their bravery and kindness.

  • @jason-rv6hq
    @jason-rv6hq 3 роки тому +2772

    Imagine the whole class having their graduation ceremony and finding almost half of them are now dead.

    • @pawnsawan
      @pawnsawan 3 роки тому +53

      Breaks my heart :( 💔

    • @imeequeenie4160
      @imeequeenie4160 3 роки тому +9

      😢

    • @maiilo3537
      @maiilo3537 3 роки тому +4

      trans INA : bayangin seluruh kelas ada upacara kelulusan dan hampir setengah dari mereka sekarang uda meninggal💔

    • @amruthavalli1260
      @amruthavalli1260 3 роки тому +8

      That's terrible

    • @jisung4327
      @jisung4327 3 роки тому +11

      It really breaks my heart

  • @clarrr9385
    @clarrr9385 2 роки тому +5475

    "Pretend to do it at least because the president is watching" how sickening, all of the people who's involved should be in jail

    • @Whitey23
      @Whitey23 2 роки тому +38

      Straight up

    • @ysjin6155
      @ysjin6155 2 роки тому +20

      Now, South Korean president is Moon jae-ang who is North Korea spy. fu-ck ing 문재~앙

    • @user-bz5ys2du6r
      @user-bz5ys2du6r 2 роки тому +17

      @@ysjin6155 재앙이도 조만간 깜빵 갈듯

    • @kushpaladin
      @kushpaladin 2 роки тому +68

      Yup, at least the captain was sentenced to 36 years because of it. good enough for me

    • @SoSiinYul
      @SoSiinYul 2 роки тому +168

      @@kushpaladin The captain didn't order evacuation, but rather said stay on the ship.And he was the only one who escaped.I could tell the situation through the children's phone cameras.I think 36 years is less.

  • @Aarya-hp4tz
    @Aarya-hp4tz Рік тому +6

    Salute to all the civil divers 🙋‍♀️

  • @_C4TL0V3R_
    @_C4TL0V3R_ 9 місяців тому +1

    I don’t know how but it started with watching this to watching full on documentaries about it.
    Rest in peace to everyone who died
    You will forever be missed🕊️❤️

  • @ChicagoCrew
    @ChicagoCrew 5 років тому +1941

    I lost it when the security guard started crying too

    • @angela-ox3ho
      @angela-ox3ho 5 років тому +348

      ChicagoCrew if u didn’t know, her brother was on board the ferry and actually died too .

    • @Ash-cb2li
      @Ash-cb2li 5 років тому +161

      ChicagoCrew yeah and when the police officers were crying during the protest

  • @KevinAndrew350
    @KevinAndrew350 2 роки тому +7562

    The most disturbing aspect of this tragedy was that it was completely avoidable. Almost everyone on that ferry could have been saved if it weren't for the cultural need to put public image ahead of peoples lives. Instead of staging a rescue, misleading the public and then attempting a cover up, the authorities could have actually organised a successful rescue and saved hundreds of lives.

    • @Mogamishu
      @Mogamishu 2 роки тому +5

      @Brad Carman why did he do that?

    • @capmidnite
      @capmidnite 2 роки тому +48

      @Brad Carman Was that the Captain's decision? I believe the owners of the ferry were very greedy and known for cutting corners. They hired the Captain on a temp basis.

    • @inkysonar1922
      @inkysonar1922 2 роки тому +5

      Well said

    • @vannaphasokar9336
      @vannaphasokar9336 2 роки тому +4

      I agree!

    • @phoenixman8569
      @phoenixman8569 2 роки тому +58

      @Brad Carman what you described is an old Asian way called "saving face" maintain honor instead of owning up to disgrace!!!!

  • @Agent_Leader
    @Agent_Leader 26 днів тому +3

    Just Turned 10 Years ago, Will Forever Remain a Sad Tragedy, R.I.P to everyone who Sadly Passed away on that Disaster day. 😢

  • @anaisabellegonzalez5577
    @anaisabellegonzalez5577 8 місяців тому +14

    Not a lot of things make me cry over the internet… this here this makes me me completely break

    • @simonklay9197
      @simonklay9197 8 місяців тому

      Same here. Absolutely tragic 😢

  • @michaelpepito3186
    @michaelpepito3186 3 роки тому +2710

    "the ship is tilting a lot.... Miss you dad"
    I cried a lot

  • @angonkatwang
    @angonkatwang 2 роки тому +9588

    The diver who committed suicide because of the trauma tells everything about this situation. It's so heartbreaking to see some many lives taken away because of someone's selfishness and ignorance. RIP

    • @mercyjoseph4178
      @mercyjoseph4178 2 роки тому +44

      What he committed suicide!!?

    • @supermal112233
      @supermal112233 2 роки тому +128

      Suicide, nono more like he got permanently silenced.

    • @28mahek
      @28mahek 2 роки тому +29

      I don't think it was suicide

    • @anrie2623
      @anrie2623 2 роки тому +23

      He dived too deep to see the late students and guide them to the light.

    • @nedbogdanovic3112
      @nedbogdanovic3112 2 роки тому +38

      @@mercyjoseph4178 The guy on 21:09 committed suicide.

  • @Avi_isYoru
    @Avi_isYoru Рік тому +10

    My tears will never stop for the students divers and parents

  • @libunaoren
    @libunaoren Рік тому +4

    I'm crying again. So heartbreaking.

  • @88tazler88
    @88tazler88 3 роки тому +22050

    i have nothing but respect for the divers. imagine going into dark deep water alone and all of a sudden a body passes you

  • @larstyndskid7486
    @larstyndskid7486 2 роки тому +2598

    Remember the girl who said “isn’t this the kind of situations where they tell us to stay put while they run for their lives.” She unfortunately passed away in this disaster.

    • @melanielazare9
      @melanielazare9 2 роки тому +70

      At that moment would bougie out of there in a flash.

    • @akakumokktdpal8151
      @akakumokktdpal8151 2 роки тому +133

      When she said 'those who didn't follow order survived' I was hoping she would make it

    • @werm3169
      @werm3169 2 роки тому +53

      That's some movie-type foreshadowing. How eerie and devastating.

    • @msemma-yr9ew
      @msemma-yr9ew 2 роки тому +3

      Time stamp?

    • @yuilobbu
      @yuilobbu 2 роки тому +4

      @@msemma-yr9ew 1:40

  • @BtEnSk778
    @BtEnSk778 10 місяців тому +1

    I got chills at the start of this. It’s so heart breaking to hear about this, to see their parents crying and maybe regretting what they told their child/children. Everything about this is so sad 😭

  • @coolperson9470
    @coolperson9470 7 місяців тому +1

    i watch the video very minimally because every time i do i cry

  • @sadie5419
    @sadie5419 5 років тому +18041

    This absolutely needs to be brought to more people's attention.

    • @Morgan-li8qy
      @Morgan-li8qy 5 років тому +702

      The korean goverment and the people involved probably wants to bury this story but i think it needs to be heard, this was the outcome of a corrupt system.

    • @omegaman6193
      @omegaman6193 5 років тому +28

      Sadie Reynolds why? This isn’t an ongoing issue and it solely effects a single country.

    • @freesoul8312
      @freesoul8312 5 років тому +396

      This disaster was in the limelight not just in Korea but internationally 5 years ago. It is one of the biggest tragedies in Korea.

    • @user-im4my8hg3d
      @user-im4my8hg3d 5 років тому +451

      @@Morgan-li8qy Korean schools are constantly raising awareness of this tragedy and every April 16th, people wear yellow ribbons for the victims. The Korean government wants to bury it, but the people do not

    • @cush6827
      @cush6827 5 років тому +8

      Why? People die every day everywhere.

  • @beautifulcreature6658
    @beautifulcreature6658 2 роки тому +4432

    “isn’t this the kind of situation where they tell you to stay put, it will be okay, and they run for their lives ?”
    it’s so heartbreaking that she wasn’t wrong

    • @DaughtersOfIssachar
      @DaughtersOfIssachar 2 роки тому +40

      I’m trying to figure out if they made it out? And like how the footage survived if they didn’t?

    • @Ado4950
      @Ado4950 2 роки тому +201

      @@DaughtersOfIssachar they recovered a bunch of phones, and videos could be saved in the cloud and such. So it might be How they got the video, even if that kid didn’t survive.

    • @RyRyobvii
      @RyRyobvii 2 роки тому +2

      where?

    • @zalfasalsabila3043
      @zalfasalsabila3043 2 роки тому +49

      And she said the only people who didn't follow the rules got survived

  • @PaulBrunner-jz1ku
    @PaulBrunner-jz1ku Рік тому +1

    Wow, that was hard to watch. My heart goes out to all of them.

  • @Nelly766z87
    @Nelly766z87 5 місяців тому +1

    Just Thank you!!

  • @DavenDebQuay
    @DavenDebQuay 3 роки тому +3490

    The S. Korean emergency response seems almost non-existant. These people had over 48 hours to attempt rescue yet never did. That makes it murder in my opinion.

    • @whoisjocy
      @whoisjocy 3 роки тому +458

      Also the fact that other countries coast guards wanted to help but sk turned them down. How can you refuse help? Imagine how many more could’ve been saved

    • @DavenDebQuay
      @DavenDebQuay 3 роки тому +232

      @@whoisjocy It's crazy, right? S. Korea is such a success story. Economy... Music and arts. Technology. Yet in this they missed the ball completely...

    • @cherahsBroll
      @cherahsBroll 3 роки тому +11

      Yes

    • @CBRN-115
      @CBRN-115 3 роки тому +113

      @@DavenDebQuay we may succeed economically (but even that is failing now), but other things such as humanity isn't as developed

    • @colorchalk
      @colorchalk 3 роки тому +65

      and the President at that time (Park) went to Jail and was impeached for this ( along with her criminal charges), and I do not think that was enough.. I still cry watching/ thinking of poor students.

  • @ilovetee1183
    @ilovetee1183 2 роки тому +9631

    Its extremely sad to hear the mom say that she regretted asking her daughter to follow the teachers instruction instead of asking her to escape. it must be so heartbreaking for a parent to lose their child like that, no one expected it coming

    • @guytremblay1647
      @guytremblay1647 2 роки тому +43

      yes and we are repeating the same mistake with covid 19 when people say to fallow our gouverments guidance

    • @monadonalds
      @monadonalds 2 роки тому +302

      @@guytremblay1647 um no, masks in public is great I just don't agree with vaccinated=no mask

    • @kalejuice5701
      @kalejuice5701 2 роки тому

      *lose not loose
      Learn the difference

    • @maicahatup3103
      @maicahatup3103 2 роки тому +28

      Tears coming while watching..how can they not command passengers to jump..and escape..

    • @MJH7777
      @MJH7777 2 роки тому +1

      😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

  • @mariihbobba1978
    @mariihbobba1978 Рік тому +22

    Today is April 16th 2023 and marks the 9th anniversary of the tragedy 😢
    I'm not Korean but, whenever I heard this tragedy, it makes me so sad. I hope those victims rest in peace on the heaven.

    • @Emi-sq3wt
      @Emi-sq3wt 11 днів тому

      hey I'm watching this over ten years later today for me is 4/30/24 I hope and pray the parents are doing ok 😭😭😢😢

  • @allhatersgotnojamsbye3987
    @allhatersgotnojamsbye3987 10 місяців тому +4

    My heart breaks when I see these children not panicking, waiting patiently, hoping to be rescued.

  • @jasmineo1064
    @jasmineo1064 3 роки тому +1962

    It kills me that the civilian diver felt more guilt than the ones who could have did more. Those weren’t his demons to live with or die with.

    • @salwaaa91
      @salwaaa91 3 роки тому +64

      Like the one diver said they while in the ship it was like a maze, completely dark, they had to reach out with their hands to see. Can only imagine how traumatized he was to reach out and stumble on touching a dead body. That would scare and traumatize anyone but he did dozens of times so they could be found.

    • @poisedstool5136
      @poisedstool5136 3 роки тому +10

      Its easy to say because were behind our phones typing our opinions

    • @DragonFox84
      @DragonFox84 3 роки тому +6

      the vice principal of the school that was on the ship with them got out casue he was near a door....killed himself a bit after he was rescued as well. survivors guilt and he didnt think he deserved to live when his students couldnt.

    • @SkyFall7788
      @SkyFall7788 4 місяці тому

      ​@@poisedstool5136 if you dont even have such basic moral values outside your screen then stop pretending to be human.

  • @delusionaldaydreamer8683
    @delusionaldaydreamer8683 5 років тому +4793

    I cried and am still crying.
    That Captain makes me sick.
    The people telling then to stay put make me sick.
    This whole incident makes me sick.

    • @TheBUGZNTA
      @TheBUGZNTA 5 років тому +87

      More the fault of the coast guard. Its their job to have courage. Considering they were on scene when the captain evacuated its fair for him to assume they would conduct an orderly evacuation. Ya know considering its supposed to be their job.

    • @scrubnubz6063
      @scrubnubz6063 5 років тому +17

      This makes me feel *sea sick*

    • @youtubekids5438
      @youtubekids5438 5 років тому +7

      I am crying rn....

    • @Chinritos
      @Chinritos 5 років тому +41

      @@scrubnubz6063 I would punch you if I could😭

    • @Chinritos
      @Chinritos 5 років тому +77

      He just told everyone to stay put while he saved himself. I would've gave my life to save them because they're just kids and now they're never gonna be able to see their family again. If you watch the one or two minute video of it you'll see the boys last words were so heartbreaking😭

  • @discoverme7621
    @discoverme7621 26 днів тому +1

    I cannot stop crying. This is so depressing. I pray for peace for all.families who lost their dearest ones.😢😢😢

  • @redheadredemption3
    @redheadredemption3 5 місяців тому

    Utterly heartbreaking. My heart goes out to the families.