The Sewol Ferry

A normal day arose
Nobody knew what was coming their way,
It's a little hard to describe,
It's a little hard to say.

The Sewol ferry was overloaded
There were 476 on board,
172 saved and 304 died.

Half of them were students
Only half of them survived
Separated from their families
They had sent notes on their last night.
They ran for the boats,
They fought for the last resources
And they fought for their lives.

Aanchal Kamesh (IGCSE New)

 

Resource: http://www.theargus.org/gisa_view.asp?no=1370

Resource: http://www.theargus.org/gisa_view.asp?no=1370

Sewol, the passenger ferry that sank while travelling between the South Korean city of Incheon and Jeju Island, on April 16, 2014. During one of the first emergency calls from the M.V. Sewol, at 8:52 A.M., an operator asks a passenger for the ship’s location.
— https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-sinking-of-the-mv-sewol-and-the-confusion-of-disasters