Getting safely to shore. All 267 passengers on this stranded ferry in South Korea were rescued on Thursday morning.
The ferry was en route from Jeju island to Mokpo on the country’s southwestern coast when it suddenly ran aground the night before.
Although everyone survived, it brought back memories of 2014, when the ferry MV Sewol capsized and sank on its way to Jeju. Over 300 people, including hundreds of schoolchildren, died in that incident.
I thought I might die. The sound was too loud. It sounded like a big accident. But, having seen the Sewol ferry, I knew that in situations like this, you have to stay calm, move outside, wear a life jacket, and wait. It seems like a lot of people did the same.
The Coast Guard is now investigating what caused the 26,000-ton vessel to get stuck on the shores of a rocky, uninhabited island.
The ship’s first officer and an Indonesian crew member have been arrested for suspected gross negligence. A preliminary investigation suggested that they had let the ship run on autopilot, and the first officer was using his cell phone during a segment that required manual navigation.
As for the cause of the accident, (further investigation) is required. However, at this time we preliminarily assess it to be due to negligence by the captain or the navigating officer.
The damaged ship has been towed ashore. But questions still remain about who is responsible for the grounding.
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