A random collection of links relating to the sinking of the Sewol on 16 April, updated as necessary.
- Arirang News compares the capsising of the Sewol with that of its sister ship the Ariake.
- Confucian guilt spreads in Korea – Death of innocents sparks condemnations of wicked adult world: an early use of the C-word in the Joongang Daily, 23 April
- Irregularities, Incompetence Led to Ferry Disaster, Chosun Ilbo, 24 April
- Disaster video shows empty deck, Joongang Daily, 29 April
- A crowdfunding campaign to raise money for an ad in the New York Times closed on 9 May having met its goal. “Bungled rescue efforts. Fabricated mainstream news coverage. Loss of 300 innocent lives. SK Government MUST take full responsibility of their man-made disaster!” ran the slogan.
- A follow-up campaign to fund a second ad in support of a Sewol Ferry Act closed successfully on 5 August.
- Sect announces it will not let Yoo be arrested: Joongang Daily, 27 May
- An excellent profile of the mysterious man behind the ferry company by Aidan Foster Carter: The many masks of Yoo Byung-eun (유병언), Asia Times, 22 May 2014
- French Gov’t Pulls Plug on Ferry Owner’s Photo Exhibition, Chosun Ilbo, 7 July 2014 (in Korean)
- A series of issues led ferry to sinking – Watchdog criticizes slow rescue response, corrupt safety rules: Joongang Daily, 9 July 2014
- Sewol ferry patriarch Yoo Byung-eun found dead, Joongang Daily, 22 July. “Almost six weeks went by between the remains being found by local police and his identity being confirmed.”
- In Ferry Deaths, a South Korean Tycoon’s Downfall: New York Times, 26 July
- A useful roundup in the New York Times for those who haven’t been following it all: Ferry Disaster That United South Korea Now Polarizes It, Choe Sang-hun, 2 October
- Captain Gets 36 Years for Deserting Korean Ferry, Choe Sang-hun, New York Times, 11 November
- The monthly silent protests in London’s Trafalgar Square continue into November: Ruth Whitworth, Demotix, 16 November
