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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 US Navy and the Korean Coast Guard

1000 Marines. That's how big the US Navy vessel was. And these Marines are specifically trained in air sea rescue. No way. The Korean Coast Guard, they were more like patrol people. They patrol to make sure that there's no illegal fishermen from other countries fishing in their seas. Most of the Korean Coast Guard was on a job to look for illegal Chinese fishermen. So the US Navy, why were they not used? I still don't understand. But there are heroes in this story. Do you remember the first emergency call made by student, Chue? He stayed on the phone with emergency services, trying to give them the exact location of the sinking ferry. So then they should

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