Long-awaited: An aerial view of part of the damaged Sewol ferry between two barges after being raised during a salvage operation at sea off the island of Jindo. (Below) A family member of a missing passenger crying during the operation. — AFP/Reuters
Donggeochado: South Korea’s sunken Sewol ferry emerged from the waters, nearly three years after it went down with the loss of more than 300 lives and dealt a crushing blow to now-ousted president Park Geun-hye.
Television pictures yesterday showed one side of the 6,825-tonne vessel, its white structure rusted and filthy, above the waves between two giant salvage barges.
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