Ship Carrying S. Korea Sewol Ferry Wreck Sails For Shore
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published March 31, 2017 | 09:00 AM
SEOUL, , (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 31st Mar, 2017 ) - The salvaged wreck of South Korea's Sewol ferry on Friday started its final journey to shore, officials said, as investigators prepare to comb it for remains.
A semi-submersible ship carrying the wreck left for the southwestern port of Mokpo, the maritime ministry said in a press statement. Nearly three years after it went down with the loss of more than 300 lives, the wreck had been safely placed on the giant lifting ship to bring it to shore.
The ship will sail more than seven hours to Mokpo, 105 kilometers (66 miles) east.
Almost all the victims were schoolchildren and it is thought that nine bodies still unaccounted for may be trapped inside.
The lifting ship was accompanied by a small vessel carrying relatives of the nine missing, as well as five patrol boats. When the wreck is landed at Mokpo, investigators will comb through it in search of any remains and personal belongings. Underwater fences have been installed surrounding the area where the Sewol sank and divers will also search the waters and seabed there.
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