South Korea's passenger search and rescue work was forced to suspend due to safety rope breaks

On April 17, local time, South Korean rescue workers successfully entered the sinking ship and were looking for survivors. In the 16th and 17th after the South Korean passenger ship wrecked a shipwreck accident on the 16th, search and rescue personnel attempted to enter the cabin more than ten times, but all failed.

On the 19th, the search and rescue work on the South Korean “Year of the Year” passenger ship entered the fourth day. By the end of the 18th, the accident caused dozens of people to die, and more than 200 people were still missing, including 4 Chinese citizens. Although rescue workers opened access to the hull on the 18th and injected air, the rescue operation became even more pressing as the “72-hour gold” approached. A teacher who was rescued after the incident was reprimanded and left behind a suicide note.

"Golden 72 hours" approaching the access channel opens

South Korea's "Times" passenger ship sank in the morning on the 16th, and the "72-hour gold" time limit is due to arrive on the 19th. On the 18th, the weather conditions in the incident sea area were relatively good. Search and rescue work was carried out with full force.

According to South Korean media reports, on the morning of the 18th, search and rescue personnel began to inject oxygen into the hull. As the hull has almost completely sunk, naval divers begin to bind sunken salvage airbags on the passenger liner.

According to reports, the lifting capacity of a single airbag can reach 35 tons. Assist with airbags can prevent the ship from sinking further. South Korea plans to tie more than 20 airbags to provide a more stable environment for divers to perform underwater operations.

Since the passenger ship sank, rescue workers have failed to make multiple attempts to enter the interior of the cabin. Until 3 pm on the 18th, search and rescue personnel successfully entered the passenger ship cabin, but found no survivors.

According to the report, on the afternoon of the 18th, rescue workers entered the cabin of the passenger ship and opened the cargo compartment door on the second floor. However, the cargo space was full of goods and the “safety rope” of search and rescue personnel was broken. The search and rescue in the cabin lasted only 14 minutes.

There is confusion about the list of at least 4 Chinese citizens on board.

On the 18th, the Chinese Embassy in South Korea confirmed that there were 4th Chinese passengers on board and held H2 visas. For the employees in South Korea, they are currently missing. Earlier, the Consular Department of the Chinese Embassy in South Korea confirmed that there were three Chinese passengers, of whom two were couples working in Korea and one was Chinese female high school students.

According to the official of the Chinese Consulate General in Gwangju on the 18th, according to the coordination of search and rescue work, with the further development of search and rescue activities, the possibility of finding more Chinese passengers among the missing persons is not ruled out.

In addition, shortly after the accident, the list of personnel on board the ship and the number of people rescued by the South Korean government had repeatedly made mistakes, causing a lot of confusion.

According to the Yonhap News Agency on the 18th, the total number of passenger ships onboard the South Korean “Year of the Month” has been updated to 476. 174 people were rescued and 274 people were missing. The number of victims was still 28 people. Compared with earlier days on the 18th, the number of casualties remained unchanged, the total number of people increased by one, and the number of people rescued was reduced by five.

According to media reports, the South Korean side has announced that the shipping companies and maritime police officers of the wrecked passenger liner are sorting out the passenger list. However, in fact, before the ROK announced that it was “finishing the list”, the shipping company had completed the list of personnel and handed it over to the Marine Police. According to the report, it is questionable why the South Korean government still does not publicly disclose the list of passengers most critical to the disappearance.

According to South Korea’s “Central Daily” news, South Korea analyzed the 28 dead bodies found and found that the victims were not on the passenger list previously announced.

In addition, Wen Zhixing, a female student on board, appeared on the list of rescued persons after the accident. However, his father Wenmou said that he had "finally found the sewers of the island, and the result was still not found." Wen said that the name of her daughter has always appeared on the list of rescued persons. He even wanted to delete his daughter's name from the list.

South Korean prosecutors have asked arrest of three other captains

After the passenger ship crashed, the investigation of the cause of the accident continued. A number of rescued persons said that some flight attendants, including the captain, abandoned the ship immediately after the accident. The investigation headquarters also confirmed the video at the time of the accident.

On the 18th, the Korean prosecutors and the police jointly investigated the headquarters formally requesting the arrest of the captain of the wrecked passenger vessel “Year of the Year” Lee, the third-level mariner Park Mou, and the helmsman.

According to South Korean media reports, the captain Lee was suspected of having not fulfilled the duties of the captain or flight attendant and caused the passengers to die. In addition, he was also suspected of deserting, causing passenger ships to sink due to work negligence, and in violation of the "Shipment Assistance Act."

According to relevant laws and regulations newly added in July 2013, captain Lee may face life imprisonment or imprisonment of up to five years.

At the same time, two navigators, Park Mou and the helmsman, were allegedly abandoned to death, resulting in the sinking of passenger liners due to work negligence and violations of the "Shipment Assistance Act."

The report stated that after the arrest warrant was issued, the prosecution could investigate the three persons for a maximum of 30 days.

Rescued teachers make suicide notes: ashes spread the sea to accompany students

After the passenger ship crashed, Jiang, the dean of the school responsible for organizing and leading high school students in Tanyuan, was fortunate to be rescued. However, since the evening of the 17th, the 52-year-old Jiang was still missing. On the 18th, the South Korean police discovered that he had died on the mountain near the Jindo Stadium where the rescued person and his family were placed.

According to reports from South Korean media, Jiang was the person in charge of the travel of high school students in Tanyuan County and was investigated by the police as a shipwreck witness. After receiving a report that Jiang had disappeared from 9:50 pm on the 17th, the police began searching for surrounding areas from 1 a.m. on the 18th.

On the afternoon of the 18th, the police discovered Jiang, who was jealous of a pine tree. A suicide note was also found in Jiang's wallet.

The suicide note wrote: "More than 200 people have died and I am not confident that a person will live. All responsibility lies with me. I planned this study trip. Please spread my ashes in the sea of ​​events, let me and those The students who had no bones were together and continued to be their teachers in the underworld.”

According to surrounding sources, Jiang was the rescue person who led the students to travel and was rescued after the ship sank. However, a large number of students are still missing. He is very remorse for this.

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