“Incomprehensible and unacceptable”: South Korea’s President Park has the captain of the stricken ferry “Sewol” sharply attacked. He had left his passengers in the lurch, “it was comparable to murder.” An analysis of the radio traffic shows, broke in the Department of panic.
The South Korean President Park Geun Hye was the captain and crew of the unfortunate parts of the ferry “Sewol” sharply criticized. Their behavior after the accident was “comparable to murder.” “His actions and those of some crew members were totally incomprehensible and unacceptable,” the Head of State said, according to her office at a meeting with their secretaries in Seoul.
Captain Lee Jun Seok had left the sinking ship as one of the first. Against him and two crew members now warrant was issued because due to neglect. On Monday, investigators gave now known that four other crew members were also arrested: two first officers, a second officer and the chief mechanic.
President Park said it was becoming increasingly clear that Captain Lee evacuation of the ship unnecessarily delayed and the passengers had then left “in the lurch” when he left the ship. “It is inconceivable, legally and ethically,” Park said. She announced that the behavior of all parties involved will be investigated and those responsible would be brought to justice.
South Korea Ferry Disaster:”We can move hardly”
The ferry “Sewol” capsized last Wednesday with 476 people on board. Unfortunately the time of the ferry, according to the investigators to have been controlled by an inexperienced third officer. Before the ship began to sink, the captain had delivered the ship’s officers to the 26-year-old.
But why delay the 68-year-old captain Lee evacuation of the ship? He himself claimed to have done so for safety reasons: He was afraid that the passengers could be carried away by the current. In addition, the water was very cold.
Recordings of radio traffic between a previously unknown member of the crew and the Vessel Traffic Services Center, a vessel monitoring, had on Sunday revealed a picture of chaos and panic. . “We capsize We are on the verge of going under,” radioed the “Sewol”: “It tends so much, we can hardly move.” It is impossible to give instructions to the passengers over the public address system.
The Vessel Traffic Services Center , however, was not right on the fears and insisted on an evacuation : ” Do not let them go unprotected – give them at least lifebuoys and let them disembark ,” recommended the vessel monitoring . However, you might conceal life-saving information : Another ship was already in the immediate vicinity and had informed the port just ten minutes earlier that it could accommodate all evacuees. Of the crew of the ” Sewol ” learned nothing , however .
While clarifying the question of guilt is already in full swing , also runs the rescue mission on the ” Sewol ” further . Meanwhile, besides divers and remotely operated underwater vehicles for the search can be used in the wreck.
64 confirmed deaths so far , there are still nearly 240 passengers are missing , most of them are students. For them, however, there is no more hope. Many relatives and parents are now gone to the port of Jindo since the recovery is now progressing very quickly. They want certainty about the fate of their missing children.
[adrotate group=”12″]
