A court orders the South Korean government to pay $177,000 for families of deceased passengers of ill- fated ferry. The South Korean government is liable for the botched rescue of 304 people who drowned when their overloaded ferry sank, a court has ruled. The Seoul Central District Court ruled on Thursday that next of kin of the deceased passengers should be compensated $177,000 and that the parents of the students who lost their lives should be awarded $35,000, according to Yonhap news agency. The court also awarded between $4,400 and $17,500 to the siblings and grandparents of the deceased. Thursday's decision marked the first time a court found the state liable for the disaster. MV Sewol was overloaded and travelling too fast when it capsised en route to Jeju island on April 16, 2014, investigators have said. The crew told the passengers, the vast majority of them schoolchildren, to stay inside the vessel while the captain and crew were among the first to flee the sinking ship on a rescue boat.
WORLD SHIPPING
22 July 2018 - 21:21
Court: S Korea government liable for botched MV Sewol rescue
A court orders the South Korean government to pay $177,000 for families of deceased passengers of ill- fated ferry
WORLD SHIPPING
22 July 2018 - 21:21
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