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#261: The Sewol Ferry Tragedy - Coward Captain Left 350 Students To Die In A Sinking Ship

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The Hardest Thing Ever

The divers all made a pact to not look the students in the eye because once you do that, you will never be the same. Bad weather delayed the use of a diving bell so they had to use these super flimsy, flexible air hoses. They said how hard it must have been for those kids. With the cold water rushing in and the darkness coming over them, I thought to myself, why did I even offer to volunteer with this if I can't even save one life? Most of the students had broken fingers. They tried till their very last moment to break the doors or windows to escape, breaking their fingers in the process.

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