On the morning of February 12, 2019, South Korea's Tanyuan High School held a special graduation ceremony. There were hundreds of chairs on the scene, with bouquets, name tags and graduation certificates. The atmosphere at was solemn, the names of graduates were read out one by one, and their photos appeared one by one on the big screen one by one. However, no one came on stage because the participants were not the energetic students, but their families.
Five years ago, in the undercurrent and dangerous Yellow Sea, "those people ignored our request for help and left like this. The friends obediently followed their orders and thought that the rescue they said would really come." The obedient children stood obediently against the tilted floor, waiting for the broadcast instructions. What they didn't expect was that what they were waiting for was the fate that sunk in the turbid sea water. The "Sewol" cruise ship carrying 476 people, including more than 200 Danyuan High School students, has sank into the sea forever. These children who should have been in college or working now will never have the chance to see the sunshine of the next day.
local time on April 16, 2014, a South Korean "Sewol" passenger ship sinks in the waters near Kummey Island, Jindao-gun, Jeolla South Province, South Korea. After 1091 days of sinking, the third anniversary festival was about to come, " Sewo " was finally salvaged out of the sea by the Shanghai Salvation Bureau of China, and then went to sea with unknown secrets from South Korea. Today, we will take you to expose the natural disasters and man-made disasters behind the "Sewol" and discuss how a cruise ship reflects the inaction of the South Korean government.
At 8 pm on April 15, 2014, the South Korean "Sewol" cargo ship set off from Incheon Port and slowly drove towards Jeju Island , and planned to arrive at its destination at 11 o'clock the next day. This ship comes from a shipping company that has been liquidated in bankruptcy, and is a cruise ship that has been increased in violation of regulations and has been retired. The ship was seriously overloaded and the left and right counterweights were seriously unbalanced, but no one seemed to care about this. There are 477 people on the boat, including 339 students and teachers from Anshan Tanyuan High School, two Filipino female singers, and 24 staff members. The students were playing and playing on the boat, discussing specific plans for the study trip, everything was safe and sound.
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Suddenly, at 7:55 am the next morning, the hull suffered a violent impact and made a loud noise. In the following seconds, the hull began to shake and tilt and quickly descended. Because the container on the ship is quite heavy, it is turned to one side, which makes the hull inclination angle larger, and many people are suddenly thrown to the corner. Just as everyone was frightened and uneasy, the Segoyle began to fall to the left.
A few minutes later, the radio on the ship rang, telling people that they are dangerous and not to walk around, and repeatedly playing the notice asking "People don't try to walk around, stand by on time". also specifically mentioned Tanyuan High School: "Teachers and students of Tanyuan High School, please do not act rashly." Although these children did not know what was going on, they tried their best to restrain their nervousness and remain calm obediently. In sharp contrast, the captain and crew were at a loss, and some of them had even returned to their house to get their cell phones ready to escape. How to escape correctly by
? Logically, it should be necessary to leave the hull at all costs, and it is best to wait for rescue on the sea. At this time, the hull was slowly sinking. The notice from the broadcast made a high school student named Cui Dexia feel deeply uneasy. He did not fully believe the broadcast's remarks. After some thought, he dialed the first call for help at 8:52. He tried to tell the coast guard everything he knew, but the coast guard staff who answered the phone kept asking Cui Dexia about professional questions such as positioning and latitude and longitude. The call lasted for four minutes and 17 seconds and was interrupted.
Three minutes later, the crew sent a distress signal, and then the South Korean coast guard sent police to rescue. At this time, more than 300 people still have hope of their lives, but starting from the patrol ship , until the ship capsized more than an hour later, no rescuers entered the cabin. 9:23 The first ship to arrive at the scene of the accident was the nearby Dura Master, but what the captain did not expect was that the crew did not organize an escape at all, there was no one on the sea, and they were all trapped in the cabin. At the same time, since the cargo boxes on the ship are scattered due to the large inclination angle, it is very likely to collide and cannot be easily approached, so the Dula Master can only patrol anxiously around the surrounding area.
Although the ship is equipped with 44 lifeboats and sea evacuation system, which can provide 2,100 people with escape, it has almost no effect at the time of the incident. Zhendao Navigation Administration then contacted the first mate Jiang Yuanzhi on the ship and asked the passengers to use the radio to notify the passengers to put on their life jackets, but the first mate replied: "The radio is broken." What makes people feel strange is that according to the recording of the passengers on the ship's mobile phone, the radio that required all passengers to be on standby was still broadcasting until 9:30. At the same time, the captain of the Sewol just ordered the evacuation to the crew, regardless of the safety of the other hundreds of passengers on the ship. At 9:36, the Coast Guard 123 ship arrived at the scene. Sure enough, the captain, the chief engineer, the first mate and the second mate all successfully boarded the Coast Guard's rescue ship.
However, for passengers in the cabin, whether they are the coast guard or the helicopter in the air, they have no intention of going to the cabin to save people. only "disobedient" passengers climbed out of the cabin after great hardships. Then, the coast guard issued an order, using the loudspeaker to shout loudly that the passengers who were on standby immediately jumped into the sea. So, 172 passengers on the starboard side were rescued. Several passengers desperately wanted to remove curtains and fire hoses, etc., hoping to pull the children trapped in the cabin to the deck, but in vain. until 10:17, the passengers on the boat sent the last message, which was sent by a child to his parents: "The boat is tilting, mom and dad, I want to see you."
Such a tragic scene on the sea, but another scene on the land. Two minutes ago, South Korea's YTN TV station strangely sent a message saying that all 338 students had been rescued, which aggravated people's misjudgment on the rescue situation. At the time of the accident, some parents rushed to the scene and stood only a few dozen meters away from the hull. watched the freighter sink and they gathered at the dock and were anxious.
cannot get the information brought back by professionals, but can only get chaotic reports from the media. family members questioned: "What's there now? Who's searching and who's doing it? Who's there now? Where are they? Who's going to search and rescue?" "The civil diver said he could go in, but the police said he couldn't go in." "The boat said someone was alive, why not save him? The boat said someone was alive, and the text message was all out." However, it is painful that helpless parents beg for questions and answers to the Coast Guard over and over again, but in precious golden time, no one in this inaction-inducing government can respond to the family’s questions.
Finally, at around 11 o'clock, the entire hull of the "Sewol" had already reached the sky and almost all sank. On the other hand, South Korea's security headquarters held an emergency press conference, saying that although the passenger ship had completely sunk, all passengers had escaped.
This is not an ordinary shipwreck accident, it is confusing, and there are still many doubts. 304 fresh lives were buried at the bottom of the sea for no reason in the disaster. Most middle school students aged 16 to 17 on board should have started their study tour happily, but their lives were ruined by the government because of obedience and trust. On the day of the accident, the authorities responded very slowly, and the coast guard tried every means to obstruct civil rescue. Government staff responded to the chaos and disorderly shipwreck situation, and even falsely reported on the rescue process and the number of people rescued. The media obeys the government and deliberately misleads the public by scattering information. The procuratorate neglected his duties and , and these problems and truth were revealed in a shipwreck.
On the occasion of the two anniversary of the sinking of the Sewol, the South Korean government finally decided to salvage it. After fierce bidding competition, the Shanghai Salvage Bureau of China has collected a large amount of information and data, and combined with its own practical experience, creatively proposed and scientifically compiled a humanized salvage plan of " steel beam bottom". Shanghai Salvage Bureau won the bid in one fell swoop and undertakes this salvage task throughout the process. Because "the actual weight of the Sewol, such as the data on paper, is heavier, and the center of gravity is also deviated, which brings a huge complex situation to the salvage work.
At the same time, South Korea also put forward quite strict requirements, requiring the shipwreck to maintain its original state, and the hull structure must be intact. In order to meet the requirements, 350 engineers worked on the spot day and night during the entire eight months of salvage. It was only possible to get ashore every three months, and the purpose of getting ashore was to re-apply for visas. More than 100 Chinese divers also fought in three shifts.
On the afternoon of March 25, 2017, the Sewol finally saw the light of day again. Seven hours after the accident, the president disappeared, and the hull slowly sinking ten Within a few hours, the government refused to rescue, but let these children start to die in full view of the world. Within three years after completely sinking, no one organized the salvage, but in the end, the Chinese people were still helping to catch it. How many lives can be saved have become the dust of history under the chaos of the government.
For the families of the victims, all efforts made by the Chinese salvage team cannot be measured by money. We are more eager for the truth. Only in this way can the best memorial for the victims.
References:
"When the salvage of the "Sewol" is about to end" Qi Yangqiao
"Is the Sewol a natural disaster or a man-made disaster" Is the Sewol Affair really a cult sacrifice? 》China News Network
"Sleepable tonight in Tanyuan High School in Ansan, South Korea" People's Daily
"The No. 1 script in South Korea, always Sewol" New Weekly
