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

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Комментарии • 13 тыс.

  • @YimDinh
    @YimDinh 9 месяцев назад +12604

    This tragedy was 99.99% preventable and the fact that it wasn’t, sends absolute chills down my spine. Those poor students they didn’t deserve that.

    • @TrueTruthHonest
      @TrueTruthHonest 8 месяцев назад +387

      no, you mean maybe 100%, they were told to stay inside the dorms so they could escape themselves, the kids that disobeyed survived, the kids that listened were good kids

    • @tabithayanaga8324
      @tabithayanaga8324 8 месяцев назад +207

      I hope that when the cowards that left the kids to die finally die themselves that in their afterlife they are made to drown in cold water again and again like the children that they left to die. That would be justice.

    • @janecarolbaldivia1430
      @janecarolbaldivia1430 8 месяцев назад +60

      Attention: Coast Guards of The World and Concerned Leaders: I computed 30 helicopters supported coordinated with 1 life boat each (buddies), with each saving 10 pax, easily saves 300 people. Do this 2 times say 30 minutes per travel, will save 600 people, in 60 minutes. I believe the emergency was detected at 830AM. Vessel sank 11AM. Available time of 120-150 Minutes. Time is of the essence and an organised rescue technique tactic strategy is a standard for rescue operations especially for marine SOS. It is so horrifying and devastating how the lack of concern and competence killed many lives just like that. I am not even from Marine or Navy, at all. Just an ordinary concerned citizen. I believe every passenger from now on should have access to calling the Marine, Navy, AirForce and Coast Guard Hotlines.

    • @Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman
      @Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman 8 месяцев назад +7

      ​@@tabithayanaga8324spoiler: dead stay dead

    • @am_Nein
      @am_Nein 7 месяцев назад +34

      ​@@Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatmanspoiler: we don't know what happens in the afterlife. Maybe we are forced to strip naked and shave our own toenails. Maybe it's an eternal sleep. You aren't dead, are you now?

  • @axelsorber1251
    @axelsorber1251 8 месяцев назад +13201

    when she said the boys were sacrificing their life jackets to make sure all the teachers and girls had one, i lost it. the fact 16 year old boys had more compassion, loyalty, bravery, and empathy than grown men who were supposed to take care of all 300+ passengers enrages me. i hope if any of those boys survived they’re living a good life, they truly deserve it for all they did ):

    • @sillyphobiaz
      @sillyphobiaz 7 месяцев назад +103

      ALL OF THEM DIED??

    • @sydd115
      @sydd115 7 месяцев назад +582

      ⁠@@sillyphobiazsadly most of the passengers died due to incompetence. like someone said in the comments, this tragedy could have been 99% avoidable but nothing was done.

    • @sal.moon143
      @sal.moon143 7 месяцев назад +184

      @fleciouz82 not all of them, 100 something students survived and at least some of them had to be boys

    • @lizzyandkay
      @lizzyandkay 7 месяцев назад +45

      ​@@sal.moon143 I thought it was 70 something

    • @sydd115
      @sydd115 7 месяцев назад

      @@sal.moon143 i said most of them not all.

  • @tuffnutlevern9363
    @tuffnutlevern9363 2 месяца назад +1646

    The fact that they denied help from the U.S. navy multiple times knowing that they couldn’t/wouldn’t do anything themselves is horrible

    • @ericanguy1
      @ericanguy1 Месяц назад +113

      Not only the U.S. but also Japan!

    • @j-id2zt
      @j-id2zt Месяц назад +34

      Like what was the point though? Lives were at stake

    • @anyfunnymemes
      @anyfunnymemes Месяц назад +1

      because of pride. f8cking pride of koreans

    • @bloodaonadeline8346
      @bloodaonadeline8346 Месяц назад +92

      @@j-id2zttheir egos and positions were at stake which they lost anyway. This whole situation is so frustrating so many people and institutions failed the passengers on that Ferry.

    • @TeeNicole10
      @TeeNicole10 Месяц назад +14

      I WAS TAUGHT TO TRUST MY INSTINCT😳 THE NOSINESS IN ME WOULD HAVE HAD ME WOULD HAVE HAD ME LEAVE THAT DAM ROOM😔
      MAY ALL OF THEM RIP💕💜🙌🏼🙏🏽

  • @BasilLeaf_
    @BasilLeaf_ 3 месяца назад +839

    Fun fact for those who don't know: the Titanic's captains all made a conscious decision to go down with the ship just so they could get as many passengers to safety as possible.

    • @is8249
      @is8249 28 дней назад +6

      Not sure if that decision was specifically for passengers’ safety.

    • @andrek6920
      @andrek6920 26 дней назад +98

      @@is8249 Passengers safety or pride its still hell of a lot more admirable than the captain of this ship.

    • @is8249
      @is8249 26 дней назад +13

      @@andrek6920 For sure. This guy was crazy.

    • @chinaboss6683
      @chinaboss6683 11 дней назад

      He took an order from the rothsschilds to kamikaze ship full of other influential competition.

    • @Sophipersi
      @Sophipersi 9 дней назад +4

      It’s just so unbelievable that the man who made the blueprints to the Titanic actively helped people and yet the Korean government watched 300+ people die. Heart breaking.

  • @bluesapphire170
    @bluesapphire170 Год назад +9866

    My friend lost her little brother in this tragedy. I was visiting Korea at the time, so we were together when the news hit.
    Her screams haunt me to this day, it was horrible. She still wears a yellow ribbon everyday for him.

    • @TheStrangeNun
      @TheStrangeNun Год назад +879

      I would like to give my regards to your friend. That is a horrible feeling, and I hope she is doing better now.

    • @bluesapphire170
      @bluesapphire170 Год назад +967

      @@TheStrangeNun thank you for your kind words. while the pain of his loss will never fade away completely, in recent years she’s doing much better. she went to therapy, and started to move on from this horrible tragedy. Willing to Smilie more, willing to be happy for herself, she even named her newborn after her brother.

    • @snailled
      @snailled Год назад +248

      Just a heads up, I'm not good with words or grammer sorry
      I'm so sorry, i can only image the pain and hopelessness your freind felt in that moment. I truly hope your freind is doing atleast a bit better now

    • @daweirdooooo
      @daweirdooooo Год назад +96

      Oh my god I’m so sorry. I wish her all the best :(

    • @kiaheat1920
      @kiaheat1920 Год назад +61

      Oh god…. I’m so sorry, I wish your friend the best of luck! 😢😢😢
      ❤️❤️❤️

  • @Valerie_1428
    @Valerie_1428 Год назад +13891

    I hate the fact that the U.S Navy offered them help and they refused. This tragedy disgusts me, I literally cannot believe how a person can do such things.

    • @Idekill18
      @Idekill18 11 месяцев назад +452

      The japanese did the same with flight 123.

    • @arielr9614
      @arielr9614 11 месяцев назад +567

      Hubris and pride are very powerful bedfellows. There is probably more to this than that, like the government had actual knowledge of how this ship was used and regularly overloaded. It seems like they were trying to keep prying eyes out.

    • @Lolmonster777
      @Lolmonster777 11 месяцев назад +738

      It’s insane how they think their pride and reputation is more important than lives. It’s so immature.

    • @jaynekranc8607
      @jaynekranc8607 11 месяцев назад +46

      Yes! They wanted to help for that flight.

    • @fukinshin
      @fukinshin 11 месяцев назад +10

      ​@@jaynekranc8607You mean JAL123?

  • @Emma-dq2gz
    @Emma-dq2gz Месяц назад +684

    This was straight up murder!! No efforts to rescue these kids, straight out LYING about the passengers!? And not even caring that they are literally drowning beneath that ship? This is so infuriating I could cry, I feel so strongly for those poor families and the innocent souls that lost their lives on the ship…this is just a disgrace and would have been so preventable….

    • @TimberlakeTigerGirl
      @TimberlakeTigerGirl Месяц назад +41

      What's even worse is that there were US and Japanese vessels nearby. Upon hearing over the radio the ferry capsized, they raced to the scene to offer help. The local government not only refused to accept aid but ordered the vessels to leave and mind their own business. Those kids could of been saved if one or both vessels said 'screw it' and forced their way in to help. Political fallout can be dealt with later but at least those kids would of been saved and able to go home alive.

  • @brittneyzarwel6242
    @brittneyzarwel6242 17 дней назад +157

    49:53 "Crew goes out last"... Says the 22 year old crew member after her Captain abandoned them.
    I'm not crying...
    I'm sobbing.

  • @Breezely22
    @Breezely22 11 месяцев назад +7261

    I started crying when learning about the boy who was calling the emergency services instead of his parents. That act shows how brave and good of a human he was. I hope his parents will be okay.

    • @rowan6090
      @rowan6090 11 месяцев назад +250

      same… when i heard all the crew heros i broke, its always the kindest people that get the worst

    • @matilda1593
      @matilda1593 11 месяцев назад +141

      His parents really raised him well, I hope they're now okay.

    • @loveseutori83
      @loveseutori83 11 месяцев назад +172

      I personally knew Suhyun and his parents are blessed with the fact that his son went out trying to save people! They're thankful that everyone all over the world is remembering 04.16❤‍🩹💕

    • @Ciciatlanticc
      @Ciciatlanticc 11 месяцев назад +50

      That was heartbreaking and he didn’t even get to call his parents 💔

    • @sohakaysar
      @sohakaysar 11 месяцев назад +32

      Same, and its was just so sad that he couldnt call his parents bc he was trying save people on the ferry.

  • @wajihamunir.9
    @wajihamunir.9 7 месяцев назад +4764

    They didn't take help from the US Navy bc they were embarrassed, yet they made themself embarrassed in front of their entire nation and the US Navy.

    • @mahikav
      @mahikav 6 месяцев назад +341

      and the rest of the workd

    • @naturalhabitat7310
      @naturalhabitat7310 6 месяцев назад +321

      As a Navy sailor one of the first things we are taught out at sea is when and how to evacuate the ship. If the ship is sinking, staying put is the same as saying you want to die.

    • @MiyakoPisces4.0
      @MiyakoPisces4.0 6 месяцев назад +4

      ​@mahikav Stop blaming around the world when the first country did first.

    • @nualel
      @nualel 6 месяцев назад +133

      @@MiyakoPisces4.0She’s saying that they made themselves embarrassed infront of the rest of the world as well

    • @mahikav
      @mahikav 6 месяцев назад +66

      @@MiyakoPisces4.0 did you even read the comment and my reply

  • @user-fj4mo9xz1c
    @user-fj4mo9xz1c 3 месяца назад +620

    Ten years later, and the world still mourns this loss. Tyvm for this beautiful tribute to those beautiful lives.

    • @shampoofaeryyy
      @shampoofaeryyy Месяц назад +14

      cant believe it's ten years already

  • @haniapabis2295
    @haniapabis2295 2 месяца назад +364

    Important info for all people still watching - if you are ever in a sinking ship - NEVER put you life jacket on inside the ship - ALWAYS put it on when you are fully outside. In many ship sinking cases people died because they put their life jackets on while still inside. A life jacket will always push you up and if the water level gets to high you will not be able to get out of the ship because you will be unable to go under water and f.ex. swim outside the ship. Secondly ships tend to have narrow corridords, windows and doors - you will not be able to go out in a life jacket.
    This is a type of a tip that can literally save your life - ALWAYS PUT YOUR LIFE JACKET ONLY WHEN YOU ARE OUTSIDE THE SHIP

    • @Daness74
      @Daness74 6 дней назад +1

      Thx ! It's logical when you think about and better think about and get aware of this before the case happen !! Wasn't aware till yet , so thx !! 👍👏🙏🫂🤞🍀

    • @sacapuntass
      @sacapuntass 6 дней назад +6

      It's the same for airplanes as well. During a ditching (landing on water), it is imperative that you *don't inflate* your lifejacket until *outside* of the plane, or there is a possibility that you could get trapped inside the cabin.

    • @Daness74
      @Daness74 6 дней назад

      @@sacapuntass 👍🫂🤞🐞✌️

    • @lsymonds7280
      @lsymonds7280 3 дня назад +1

      Very good to know. The captain musnt have known this. I know some situations wont survive impact during certain situations however only good reason to not wait to inflate would be so perhaps ur body can be retrieved or atleast thats what i would think. I think this because certain impacts force alone would kill, or frigid waters too and if no chance of survival atleast ur loved ones would have a body to bury. Thoughts?

  • @ghostiscomingforyourknees7446
    @ghostiscomingforyourknees7446 11 месяцев назад +7389

    The fact that an alive student was facing the divers and they didn't bother to save her is so sickening.

    • @CatsEverywhere33
      @CatsEverywhere33 11 месяцев назад +533

      Yes like they were so useless AND WHY? FOR WHAT!?

    • @Mitsukicrescentmoon
      @Mitsukicrescentmoon 11 месяцев назад +492

      I know like why would you just look at someone and not help them like that is sickening and this is why humanity is horrible

    • @ishrendon6435
      @ishrendon6435 11 месяцев назад +37

      ​@Ilovedemonslayersomuch youre now realizing lol its so horrible humanity its pointless to mention it

    • @amberlee442
      @amberlee442 10 месяцев назад +172

      Not the divers, the coast guard. Unless I’m mistaken about what you’re referring to

    • @SIMPDEGIYUU
      @SIMPDEGIYUU 10 месяцев назад +11

      It was a kid , a student, they probably even didn’t knew what to do .

  • @julesgotnails
    @julesgotnails 8 месяцев назад +7321

    When the mom says “what’s the point of staying warm, when the kids are out there freezing in the water” broke me down

    • @chloehandy3516
      @chloehandy3516 8 месяцев назад +191

      Literally. That’s gotta be one of the most intense human moments I’ve ever witnessed. I praying for that mother.

    • @ViralShortzCuz
      @ViralShortzCuz 8 месяцев назад +20

      😭

    • @rachey5300
      @rachey5300 8 месяцев назад +52

      I broke down also when I saw that. Just heart wrenching pain.

    • @louiengoun4310
      @louiengoun4310 7 месяцев назад +7

      😢🥺😭

    • @Kistennorato-yi6ws
      @Kistennorato-yi6ws 7 месяцев назад +10

      That makes me feel so bad

  • @ellaFIR
    @ellaFIR 2 месяца назад +422

    I love how fired up your partner gets, rightfully showing the rage and exasperation we all feel hearing about this case.

  • @user-py1wz6nm2w
    @user-py1wz6nm2w 3 месяца назад +345

    Unfortunately, last year, in Greece we had a similar tragedy at Tempi. On 28/02/2023 two trains collided and 57 people died and 180 more were and still are heavenly injured. Their families are still fighting for justice... So Stephanie could you please help by covering their case... Please... Thank you and your team for your hard work!

    • @AmicusAdastra
      @AmicusAdastra 10 дней назад +7

      I never heard of it sadly i’m glad you share this withe us 😭❤️

    • @chynawov4879
      @chynawov4879 6 дней назад +2

      omg I'm just learning about this, are there any articles on it in English?

  • @juliadobosz545
    @juliadobosz545 4 месяца назад +5842

    This wasn't just a tragedy, this was murder.

  • @AceMoonshot
    @AceMoonshot Год назад +21068

    The way the government harassed the families of the victims afterwards is sickening. They have no shame.

    • @bangtan_heartu5881
      @bangtan_heartu5881 Год назад +263

      They harassed them? What did they do?

    • @Toasted_Bread04
      @Toasted_Bread04 Год назад +996

      @@bangtan_heartu5881 well they didn’t want other people knowing they (the countries emergencies systems) fucked up?

    • @BloodBrothersOPBR
      @BloodBrothersOPBR Год назад +46

      True

    • @AceMoonshot
      @AceMoonshot Год назад +1

      @@bangtan_heartu5881 A lot. I recommend going to wikipedia for the bare bones. But there has been more in depth stuff if you search
      But basically the government, from the top down, attacked any and all victim's families that spoke out. Wire taps, threats, accusations of being North Korean spies trying to undermine the county. Anything they could do to shut the people up. After all, to them, it was "just a ferry accident."

    • @milkflavored
      @milkflavored Год назад +815

      @@bangtan_heartu5881 I would count eating pizza and fried chicken in front of the protesting parents on hunger strike is also harassment

  • @bostonemily617
    @bostonemily617 2 месяца назад +143

    She’s phenomenal at telling these stories. She puts emotion behind everything and every persons story second by second with a perfect balance between making you not only HEAR what happened but makes you also FEEL what happened.

  • @gloiremwanza4096
    @gloiremwanza4096 2 месяца назад +155

    That fact that they refused the help hurts me, like why why would you let them die. It’s horrible.

  • @MFZBitch
    @MFZBitch 9 месяцев назад +3184

    The women telling her boyfriend that she cant talk, because her phone was low on charge and some students still needed to call their parents broke me. All these innocents and heroes being betrayed by the assholes in charge makes me so mad

    • @sui768
      @sui768 9 месяцев назад +59

      You know I was thinking, I can’t even talk to my family in this situation i’d let my students to talk. I lived enough. 😓

    • @Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman
      @Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman 8 месяцев назад

      Hmmm, sounds like incompetent leaders, very human

    • @jazzhands1425
      @jazzhands1425 4 месяца назад +13

      she deserves so much love

  • @tws.luvity
    @tws.luvity 5 месяцев назад +3878

    They could’ve been 26 this year. It’s so depressing. These children deserve better and I hope they’re in a better place.

    • @the2akgamer
      @the2akgamer 5 месяцев назад +52

      They might’ve had the chance to get married.

    • @the2akgamer
      @the2akgamer 5 месяцев назад +40

      Maybe they would have children.

    • @MN-ys2pe
      @MN-ys2pe 5 месяцев назад +58

      This realisation just hit me and I’m crying even more for them now especially because I’m their age and would’ve done so many of the things they did

    • @allelitememesaem3916
      @allelitememesaem3916 4 месяца назад +10

      They would have been my age that's wild

    • @_vinvin_vince
      @_vinvin_vince 4 месяца назад +7

      the fact that they could've been alright had the offer from the us navy was accepted.

  • @alexandramccormick1443
    @alexandramccormick1443 3 месяца назад +144

    those parents crying over their children is the most heartbreaking thing I've ever seen. They're crying and wailing is just so raw and so primal. It breaks my heart. It's horrible. This is just the most disgusting display of bureaucratic failure I've ever seen. Since when does a countries reputation outweigh the lives of hundreds of children.

    • @alexandramccormick1443
      @alexandramccormick1443 3 месяца назад +2

      I hope that every party involved who stood back and just waited for instructions on what to do. Next is, feels the most intense guilt ever. I hope they wish they perished on that boat with those children. Those actions are not things that you can just get over having the blood of 100s of children on your hands must be the heaviest guilt to walk around with every single day and they deserve it. Any sensible person would have taken action immediately if they had even an ounce of empathy in them it seriously breaks my heart and I wish there was someway to go back and save every single one of those kids on board because it is just horrible. It is tragic and it is painful to even hear about years later.

    • @casey5683
      @casey5683 28 дней назад +2

      This video made me cry multiple times. I am in the US and had never heard of this until last night and then came along this video. It’s so sad.

  • @louvesque
    @louvesque Месяц назад +81

    What sad was, when that one tiny submarine full of 5 or so millionares got lost, a lot of people took action even if it was a dumb idea in the first place. But when this ship full of children was at risk, no one took responsibility, no one double-checked or triple checked on them. Captains were supposed to sink with their boat but that captain(if you can even call him that) is a coward. And the way they also gave those parents hope are just disgusting, my mom would always be paranoid if I will be home late and when we don't answer her calls, just imagine what those parents were filling during those times where their children can't answer their phone.

  • @vendela5269
    @vendela5269 Год назад +4753

    The boy who never got to call his parents because he was talking to the emergency services breaks my heart. He's such a hero but I'm so sad he never got to say goodbye to his loved ones. Rip to everyone who passed away.

    • @billybro1403
      @billybro1403 11 месяцев назад +192

      that kid broke my heart. He had the option to call his parents but chose to speak to emergency. God bless that kid's soul❤

    • @Glossy_tess
      @Glossy_tess 11 месяцев назад +47

      Ye indeed is a hero rest in peace choi Deok-ha oppa rip to everyone that passed away 🙏🏻 I was crying whe i watched it and i wrote a comment but its very very long so read it if u want❤rip everyone that passed away including choi deok-ha♡such a caring and kind boy love you oppa

    • @m_ouiam.0329
      @m_ouiam.0329 11 месяцев назад +29

      Yeah when she said that they didnt have any communication because most of tze crew had left i just knew that he was the only reason they still had some communication

    • @hedgehog.of.cydonia
      @hedgehog.of.cydonia 11 месяцев назад +13

      i feel the same, it’s so sad 💔

    • @steffikowlessar9035
      @steffikowlessar9035 28 дней назад +5

      I watched all of the news as it was happening 10 years ago - watched the videos as it streamed, watched at messages and info about phone calls to families flooded the internet. He was the first to call the authorities, but I didn't know until this video that he remained on the communications with the authorities.
      Then, in the months after the tragedy, the news was about "coast guards etc were tipped off about a raid and deleted files" that were related to the Sewol ferry was all over the internet. I honestly had not realized until today - if Choi's call was so long, where is the transcript of it? If it was so long, it must have been on those deleted files. And how vile and disrespectful must that person or those persons be to wipe evidence of a boy's desperate call for help when he and his friends futilely and publicly died waiting for it. The people who deleted evidence and videos from the coast guard or marines, or whatever offices they did it from have to be ashamed of themselves, and no punishment is enough for their part in covering this tragedy.

  • @RandomMan_o_____o
    @RandomMan_o_____o Год назад +7098

    When that student said " Mom dad don't let my little brother go on school trip " that just broke my heart. Like how was the captain so heartless

    • @jiyamewoans
      @jiyamewoans Год назад +33

      Spring day

    • @matthewpitre8159
      @matthewpitre8159 Год назад +66

      Yup this and other reasons are the reasons I will never get on to about or a plane it is way too dangerous and it doesn't seem like the government really cares and there's not much they can do Then if they do care it's still so risky

    • @sobinchoi
      @sobinchoi Год назад +55

      I really just don't want to leave my house.
      Call me coward if all you want but I was terrified when I first got to know about this.
      And also the Itaewon tragedy.😢

    • @chuubry
      @chuubry Год назад +151

      @@sobinchoi dont live your life in fear. tragedies should teach us to not repeat mistakes. but you are right , yes it is very scary indeed :(

    • @douglasbrunk2981
      @douglasbrunk2981 Год назад +29

      seems.the Supreme leader should be jailed than put in a cage ans subnerged into dark cold water until he breaths water soaked in deasil fuel. Same with captain and the crew that fled. Why would the captain tuen the dangerous boat over to idiots that obviously didn't have a clue.. the lies is what got me. Poor children and family.. that American Navy ship and crew could have taken over and saved those poor souls.

  • @hatice1212
    @hatice1212 2 месяца назад +79

    The way the situation was mishandled, the delayed response, and the selfish captain compounded this heartbreaking tragedy. Those ruthless and heartless hinds were the reason of people’s sorrow and grief. Yet, we cannot ignore the courageous and selfless 16y.o students who were sacrificing their life jackets just to ensure their classmates’ and teachers’ safety; this act reflects the solidarity arising at times like these. They were the brave compassionate ones instead of the adults whom they’ve trusted to guarantee their safety

  • @NeroGamingX
    @NeroGamingX 3 месяца назад +106

    As a seafarer, it blows my mind how 99%-100% of lives that could've been saved were not saved because of the incompetence of the crews especially the ship's captain. The chief mate and captain didn't even did an inspection regarding the ship's stability prior to departure.
    For context, I worked for a cargo ship before, and before we depart from the port, we make sure that the ship is stable, if not, we fill the ballast tanks with water depending on how much the ship is tilted. We make sure all cargoes are tied up and stable as well.
    This is very a heart wrenching story to hear. The fact that they made an announcement that killed all those students, I can't even imagine how horrifying was it for those children that didn't evacuate because of that announcement..

    • @sonofsalt4079
      @sonofsalt4079 2 месяца назад

      Why do an inspection when you know the vessel has so many issues that you would rather ignore??

  • @daddylonglegs6430
    @daddylonglegs6430 11 месяцев назад +3898

    "Please don't go on a school trip if you don't want to end up like your brother, okay?" being an older sibling myself, this hit hard.

    • @Ciciatlanticc
      @Ciciatlanticc 11 месяцев назад +134

      I can’t even imagine how hard that would’ve been for my younger siblings to hear that💔💔💔

    • @Zip0rZipp3r
      @Zip0rZipp3r 11 месяцев назад +93

      I feel this. I would do anything for my younger sister. I speak poorly of her because, well, older sibling. I tease her a lot, but I love her and she knows it. I hope the captain and every selfish person here, rot in hell.

    • @stard0
      @stard0 11 месяцев назад +23

      Same it hits hard I'm the middle child but my brother is the youngest so I would say the same thing for My brother

    • @angeldusteditzz
      @angeldusteditzz 10 месяцев назад +22

      Fr same. I’m a older sister to and I would kill myself if something happened to my younger sister..yes we fight a lot. But I really do love her and I would never make it without her..❤

    • @pertinasmith8183
      @pertinasmith8183 10 месяцев назад +7

      This is so hard I'm the oldest of 11 siblings and I can't even imagine. I cried

  • @refinnej5302
    @refinnej5302 Год назад +6272

    Knowing a lot of US military men, I cannot imagine their heart break learning that these kids weren't saved and they were so close.

    • @josephbrakohiapa5815
      @josephbrakohiapa5815 Год назад +325

      Wen though I don’t know any military men I agree with you it disgusts me SO much and it hurts me to.

    • @31webseries
      @31webseries Год назад +297

      I've got a few cousins in the military. It would gut them.

    • @silverdandylmao
      @silverdandylmao Год назад +817

      I think smth similar happened with Japan Airlines Flight 123. They crashed into a mountain, the US had military helicopters and rescuers hovering on site ready to help, but the government was like "nah we got this bro" and the Japanese thought "yo ain't no way anybody survived that" so they launched the rescue next morning instead.
      500+ people died, but there were 4 survivors.
      The locals and survivors said they heard voices at the crash site all night, but in the hours that followed, they slowly disappeared...
      National pride is such a stupid excuse to deny foreign aid. 😢

    • @31webseries
      @31webseries Год назад +285

      @@silverdandylmao Jesus that's horrible! It's the US military for Gods sakes, hands down the best military in the world, let them help! Who says no to help from marines??

    • @X3AmySarah
      @X3AmySarah Год назад +229

      My husband is active duty and I know a lot of military and veterans over the last 19 years.. it would absolutely destroy them. They’d risk their lives to save those kids. Horribly heartbreaking 🥺

  • @hoboonahelo5346
    @hoboonahelo5346 Месяц назад +32

    “Refused to escape with cowards.” I couldn’t have said I better myself.

  • @coolyjmin
    @coolyjmin 2 месяца назад +60

    i remember this, a friend of mine's cousin was in the navy and at the time he was on that certain vessel. most of the workers were ready to help, like she said in the video, THEY ARE TRAINED FOR THESE THINGS! I remember him saying he felt devastated when the news came to him in the end. He felt upset about everything and so did the people who were around him. this is upsetting really because the marines would've definitely DEFINITELY saved everyone on that boat. I wish the marines would ignore their word and went in to help them.

  • @breetoldyouso
    @breetoldyouso Год назад +8297

    The navy’s help was likely refused initially because it would reveal internationally exactly how unsafe, incompetent, and preventable this situation was.

    • @Insertname98
      @Insertname98 Год назад +111

      Yea..

    • @kateemma22
      @kateemma22 Год назад

      The government knew if the navy got involved there would be an extensive military investigation, that's the norm for anything where the military is involved, whereas if it was denied the government could hide it behind an incompetent internal investigation. The reason simply that investigations into the ferry company would reveal extensive corruption that went all the way up to that b-tch President daughter of a dictator Park Geun Hye.

    • @orange-ranger7089
      @orange-ranger7089 Год назад +569

      they should have taken the help and learned from them. at least lives would be save. how frustrating

    • @renaria3160
      @renaria3160 Год назад

      @@orange-ranger7089 Exactly. Even children would do that with that idea in mind. So fucking incompetent and stupid.

    • @michellehan7960
      @michellehan7960 Год назад +425

      That’s my suspicion too but I feel like they could’ve swallowed their pride and made an excuse. For example, the Navy had the numbers and were closer than our coast guards so we let them help us. It would’ve looked better publicly that they saved the most people than refusing their help to save face.

  • @Ivyb123
    @Ivyb123 Год назад +16932

    The kids that managed to survive were the ones that didn’t listen and refused to just stay in their rooms and die. They went against the captains orders and went up to the top of the boat where they got rescued by civilian boats. The other kids that stayed all unfortunately died because they were failed by the adults they had been taught to trust and save them. That’s why it’s important to teach children to think for themselves, it can be life or death. May they rest in peace.

    • @sithumiperera5212
      @sithumiperera5212 Год назад +432

      Well said!!!👐🙌👏

    • @BeckBeckGo
      @BeckBeckGo Год назад +1465

      The thing that frustrates me here is that in a normal rescue that follows proper protocol, it is actually best to stay in the room you’re expected to be in. Because it can impede staff and rescue efforts to have a throng of people on deck and following proper evacuation procedures, when conducted, is the best policy.
      But when those procedures aren’t followed, your stateroom is the most dangerous place to be, as we see here.
      Edited for clarity.

    • @kumaralockwood3172
      @kumaralockwood3172 Год назад

      This is exactly why you don't want leftists teaching your children. All they ever learn is to believe whatever they are told and follow the herd.

    • @WhitneyDahlin
      @WhitneyDahlin Год назад +351

      I wish they had named the teachers that forced the kids to stay in their cabins. They directly caused the deaths of the majority of the students. Sure some teachers helped. But some caused their deaths. Yeah those teachers died too but I don't think that should be overlooked.

    • @sugehirygonzalez5086
      @sugehirygonzalez5086 Год назад +1125

      @@WhitneyDahlin I’m sure they didn’t know what to do either. Those teachers probably thought they were doing the right thing based on the instructions they heard.

  • @Dukey444
    @Dukey444 3 месяца назад +46

    Hearing your voice shake broke my heart. I could tell you were on the verge of tears. Thank you for being so respectful in your story telling.

  • @spyderbite8723
    @spyderbite8723 2 месяца назад +64

    As an American, I remember this story. There was a small outage about this(here). No where near enough but a noticeable amount. People (in America) were angry at our government for not finding a way to intervene. The ship was RIGHT THERE and the Navy ship just watched. Though reports from the Navy said the soldiers were begging to do something. The higher ups said their hands were tied because intervening could start a war. It just didn't feel like enough.

  • @Mavaros90
    @Mavaros90 Год назад +4773

    The fact that those children were abandoned because of the politicians wanting to "save face". So heartbreaking hearing the children tell their parents they love them.

    • @davidmays8974
      @davidmays8974 Год назад +46

      Absolutely despicable.

    • @nevaehhamilton3493
      @nevaehhamilton3493 Год назад +73

      Political corruption is fucking everywhere.

    • @lizxu322
      @lizxu322 11 месяцев назад

      ​​@@nevaehhamilton3493ut not as bad as this. The throwing others under the bus just so you look good. The not accepting other country's help because you don't want to look competent. NEWSFLASH: the harder you to try look capable instead of actually trying to be, the more FACE YOU LOSE

    • @thehuntermikipl1170
      @thehuntermikipl1170 11 месяцев назад +28

      That's the problem with korean society. And that's not just the case with politicians. It shows in so many aspects here.

    • @pujasingh-zt2pr
      @pujasingh-zt2pr 10 месяцев назад +4

      Us navys must hve thought wat a sick and egoistic people thy r .

  • @ramen.raamen
    @ramen.raamen Год назад +4357

    172 people were saved. 476 people boarded the ship. it’s absolutely absurd and disgusting that the government was just sitting there doing nothing.

    • @P-o-i-s-o-n
      @P-o-i-s-o-n 11 месяцев назад +1

      304 people died because the Korean government was extremely stupid.

    • @froggyurmom1704
      @froggyurmom1704 11 месяцев назад +80

      -304 in the world. Rest in Peace.

    • @thehuntermikipl1170
      @thehuntermikipl1170 11 месяцев назад +14

      The passengers are at fault too. They should have just got out of their cabins instead of just mindlessly doing whatever they are told, like cattle.
      They put on life jackets, just to get trapped inside the ship, and never get to use them? Lmao, natural selection.

    • @Sashaiordanov
      @Sashaiordanov 11 месяцев назад +457

      ​@@thehuntermikipl1170 16 year Olds who have been trained their entire lives to listen

    • @thehuntermikipl1170
      @thehuntermikipl1170 11 месяцев назад +13

      @@Sashaiordanov And that's the effect of that.
      It would be better if they weren't trained to, but they were, and they wouldn't let anyone untrain them. So maybe it's better it happened, rather than them growing up, creating more evil in the world, making their children go through the same things, training them the same way they were trained.

  • @HotMudrs
    @HotMudrs 2 месяца назад +110

    Kids are kind of rare in Korea nowadays. You don't really want to mention this to a lot of Koreans because they'll just become angry and sad, this tragedy really pissed every single person off and still does.

    • @AsmaTheTeaPot
      @AsmaTheTeaPot Месяц назад

      What do you mean kids are "rare" in korea nowadays?

    • @rougestarlight4308
      @rougestarlight4308 Месяц назад +13

      ​@@AsmaTheTeaPot their birth rate is below 1

    • @mikimishisa
      @mikimishisa 8 дней назад +1

      They arent having a lot of kids ​@AsmaTheTeaPot

  • @bigbecca2008
    @bigbecca2008 2 месяца назад +46

    As a mom, I burst into tears seeing the parents feel so helpless
    I don’t know if I ever want my son to go on a field trip but never want him to feel deprived of that
    This scenario was straight murder

  • @aliceeve6421
    @aliceeve6421 Год назад +2872

    You know what else is sad in this story. The only students that DID survived, are the ones who didn't stay put and actually jumped off the boat. There was a woman named Park Jiyong working there who even gave her life jacket and push the students in the water just so they could live while she didn't

    • @jenniiiie
      @jenniiiie Год назад +65

      48:50🥺🥺🥺

    • @aliceeve6421
      @aliceeve6421 Год назад +86

      @@victorianarcisafonseca haha it's obvious I didn't reach that part of the video when I wrote this

    • @aliceeve6421
      @aliceeve6421 Год назад +4

      @@victorianarcisafonseca exactly 😅😅😅

    • @fruitymcfruitcake9674
      @fruitymcfruitcake9674 Год назад +97

      @@victorianarcisafonseca No need to be rude; it's a 2hr video. Everyone watching is experiencing a whole lot of negative emotions and with all the information available it's reasonable to assume such a small detail, one singular victim's story, could very well be missed. There's just no point in being like this to people. They did no harm.

    • @fruitymcfruitcake9674
      @fruitymcfruitcake9674 Год назад +19

      @@victorianarcisafonseca Maybe I'm misreading your tone, but either way, we all know that was in the video and it didn't really need to be pointed out. I do question why you deleted your other reply, which I considered ruder, if you see no problem with it. I'm not trying to start a fight anyway, I'm just reminding you to be kind.

  • @edpotter1170
    @edpotter1170 Год назад +2329

    The diver who said he couldn't touch his wife and kids anymore because he "can't touch skin" gave me chills. Gave me too vivid of imagination and feeling of what the divers had gone through.

    • @user-be3iu9vz4s
      @user-be3iu9vz4s 11 месяцев назад +13

      that's literally kaz brekker

    • @QuandaleeDingle
      @QuandaleeDingle 11 месяцев назад +3

      Wait what? Explain pls

    • @sarar5575
      @sarar5575 11 месяцев назад +6

      ​@QuandaleeDingle he's one of the characters from Shadow and Bones

  • @nicoleclark3240
    @nicoleclark3240 Месяц назад +14

    Stephanie saved my family's lives! I started watching this episode kinda later in the night. Maybe 10 minutes before the episode ended, I heard a loud pop and looked up to see an outlet had caught fire after a lithium battery charging near it had exploded.
    Now when I say late, I mean well after midnight; making it into the early morning hours when this happened. No one would have been awake at the time this happened, nor would have anyone been close to the room this happened in.
    I was up because I got lost in how stephanie tells stories. I know she'll probably never see this but:
    Thank you ❤ If it wasn't for rotten mango I fear what would have happened that night.

  • @OoglyMartian
    @OoglyMartian Месяц назад +36

    The government just wanted to save “their faces.” But… saving 350+ people wouldn’t just “save your face”, people would see them as a hero! Their logic makes NO sense, the absolute IDIOCY. My heart breaks for every single victim and their families, every single official failed them… makes my head spin

    • @OoglyMartian
      @OoglyMartian Месяц назад +1

      In short: it doesn’t even feel that the government was protecting their ego, it mostly feels like they were too lazy to do anything. (Putting my mind into a politician pov) not only would saving all those lives protect your ego, it would boost it and your ratings because everyone would see that you’re saving their child, 350+!!! It was sheer laziness and murder, 100%

  • @gellyjeb
    @gellyjeb 8 месяцев назад +3676

    I began to cry when one of the kids said “Don’t go on a school trip or you’ll end up like your brother” It really breaks my heart..

    • @N1ght_T1m3
      @N1ght_T1m3 6 месяцев назад +55

      same, and the kid telling his parents to never let his little brother go on a school trip

    • @Ruma-xn8zb
      @Ruma-xn8zb 5 месяцев назад +14

      SAMEEE PLEASE I WANNA CRY SO BAD, THE KIDS HAVE MORE COMPASSION AND BRAVERY THEN MOST KIDS TODAY 😭

    • @Darkfae98
      @Darkfae98 5 месяцев назад +14

      The message is “don’t go on a school trip because the people who are responsible for your life won’t take it seriously.” It’s truly sad.

    • @Colbyy4life_
      @Colbyy4life_ 5 месяцев назад +7

      @@Ruma-xn8zbto be honest,i think most kids today do have compassion they just won’t show it until they or someone they love is in danger

    • @Ruma-xn8zb
      @Ruma-xn8zb 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@Colbyy4life_ frfr- you don’t know what you have until it’s gone..

  • @shxmmri0x360
    @shxmmri0x360 29 дней назад +30

    Did anyone else notice that she said that people still to this day show their support to the parents of their lost loved ones by tying yellow ribbons everywhere and she, (Stephanie) is wearing yellow and has ribbons in her hair?? ❤❤ 1:45:29

  • @19thnervousbreakdown80
    @19thnervousbreakdown80 3 месяца назад +82

    Can you imagine a child who had an older sibling or cousin who'd previously taken this trip? And told them how much fun they'd had and what an experience it'd been. The anticipation and excitement of a 15 or 16 year old young person yearning for excitement and experience and a little freedom from home and schoolwork and their parents. Probably from the older sibling who'd maybe teased or talked up the trip. For some of the kids it was probably one of the most exciting deals they'd had to that point. How terribly, terribly sad. And they were let down and subsequently abandoned. It's an absolute outrage!

  • @moch1mutuc
    @moch1mutuc 11 месяцев назад +2955

    The sacrifices of innocent women, men and children for the pride of a few politicians is the craziest thing on earth to me

    • @linelindblom1382
      @linelindblom1382 11 месяцев назад +89

      Right?? And how on earth did they think this would be the better outcome rather then sucking up their pride, admit their mistakes and let other people help them? They must’ve figured a tragedy like this would be the outcome, and that they wouldn’t be able to keep this many deaths a “secret”??? I just don’t understand

    • @sashypooh409
      @sashypooh409 11 месяцев назад +33

      Im starting to think they were actually human sacrifices... there are powerful people that actually believe in that kind of thing.

    • @sashypooh409
      @sashypooh409 11 месяцев назад

      I looked it up and this happened during the term of the female president that was a witch. Definitely a human sacrifice ritual in my mind....

    • @flyingcow5235
      @flyingcow5235 11 месяцев назад +14

      @@frozenmonster7444 they only lost reputation but so many people lost their lives, so many families lost their loved ones. the authorities should've been given death sentence or at least lifetime in jail.

    • @flyingcow5235
      @flyingcow5235 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@sashypooh409 wait, i thought that stuff only existed in movies. human sacrifices? what BC year are they living in?

  • @myametivier3126
    @myametivier3126 5 месяцев назад +3525

    "Don't ever go on a school trip or you'll end up like your big brother"
    Absolutely heartbreaking and tragic.

    • @kileylegleu2927
      @kileylegleu2927 5 месяцев назад +95

      That hit me hard because as a big sister I’d had said the same thing 😭

    • @CALLME.ELLIE_AFTON
      @CALLME.ELLIE_AFTON 4 месяца назад +14

      Heart breaking bc I would have made my siblings stay with me so we all go down together

    • @JimmyThree-Balls
      @JimmyThree-Balls 4 месяца назад

      @@CALLME.ELLIE_AFTONyou must be a girl. I’d try to take my sisters place if I could

    • @lorielacaden8235
      @lorielacaden8235 3 месяца назад +6

      😢😢😢😢

    • @milkshakeella3261
      @milkshakeella3261 3 месяца назад +2

      as an elder sister this hit me so hard man

  • @damnchyna7164
    @damnchyna7164 2 месяца назад +27

    Pride takes many lives. Their pride allowed these kids to die slowly and horrifically. It’s heart breaking. The rippling effect just as heartbreaking as well. I’m shocked at the details. I can’t help but cry for those children.

  • @user-cz5eo1cn7s
    @user-cz5eo1cn7s 3 месяца назад +26

    this level of negligence is honestly SICKENING I can't even begin to imagine the feelings of the parents. The sheer and utter disrespect of the government and that terrible "captain" is enraging. Absolutely disgusting behavior.

  • @clkcnasdjhcjibi7236
    @clkcnasdjhcjibi7236 4 месяца назад +3276

    The fact that the captain just left the ship DISGUISED AS A PASSENGER knowing he is killing so many students with such a bright future right there and then is SO DISGUSTING. This has to be a joke. The government even tried hiding it. Disgusting. My deepest condolences to the passengers on the cruise and the families that had to go through the loss of their children.

    • @user-fj4mo9xz1c
      @user-fj4mo9xz1c 3 месяца назад +43

      Thank you for the terrible, sad truth.Ten years later, and we can still mourn those wonderful kids, and the dead heroes, and keep their families in our prayers.

    • @debrahanes4439
      @debrahanes4439 3 месяца назад +11

      It sucks but it'll keep happening until we bring the system down.

    • @JohnDoe-og2bt
      @JohnDoe-og2bt 2 месяца назад +3

      What system? This happened by avoiding the system

    • @morzh1978
      @morzh1978 2 месяца назад

      And WHAT exactly has he been trying to achieve? Life in prison or capital punishment? Such a behaviour, out of an old man, seems to be quite retarded!

    • @tollliver9343
      @tollliver9343 2 месяца назад

      ​@@debrahanes4439I'mma say it happened because bad people are the most powerful, good people get taken advantage of, the system will always be flawed as long as bad people can use it. They people will support other bad people when it is convenient, it doesn't matter what is lost as long as they keep their power. They were dirty climbing their way up the latter and stay filthy to keep their spot.

  • @amber_b1723
    @amber_b1723 Год назад +3949

    I keep choking back tears, but when the civilian said “ if I had saved everyone, then I would’ve felt proud of myself” had me. Omg this is horrific and so sad. Bless all those who actually helped those students.

    • @adwitiyabarman1917
      @adwitiyabarman1917 Год назад +23

      Truely it's literally horrific

    • @Winkiefacedd
      @Winkiefacedd Год назад +85

      I don’t usually cry for these sad stories but this one actually got me especially since so many young compassionate ppl died but the older crew were selfish and survived

    • @Vqyv
      @Vqyv Год назад +10

      @@Winkiefacedd I can relate it’s truly a horrible and selfish tragedy

    • @ppwipi
      @ppwipi Год назад +6

      Only the good die young

    • @AwesomestSauce22
      @AwesomestSauce22 Год назад +9

      @@Winkiefacedd yeah and all the people who tried to save other people died to

  • @mctwinkles
    @mctwinkles 3 месяца назад +30

    idk how I found your channel but I literally cannot stop watching! you’ve got such a way with story telling, and then I remember these aren’t just stories but real life tragedies and I just end up crying. and the fact that I’ve never even heard of most of these situations and a lot are recent, thank you for shining a light on all of it for us because this is just insane.

  • @caz608
    @caz608 14 дней назад +9

    The worst part of this tragedy is that they could've been saved, the fact that pride, and cowardliness had killed 350 students is both devastating and disgusting.

  • @melissaball9711
    @melissaball9711 9 месяцев назад +2744

    A fisherman managed to save 25 people all by himself. Yet the coast gaurds and army, and marines didnt save a single person except the coward captain and his 6 crew members. This story is so traumatizing and heartbreaking. I cried listening to this video. The goverment is a complete failure. These poor children and their families. RIP 😔

    • @ViralShortzCuz
      @ViralShortzCuz 8 месяцев назад +8

      😭

    • @IraSingh9999
      @IraSingh9999 8 месяцев назад +20

      I had goosebumps all over my body listening to this

    • @janecarolbaldivia1430
      @janecarolbaldivia1430 8 месяцев назад +60

      I wish there were 20 fishermen, then x 25 = 500 saved all. The heart saves lives. Ego and greed kills, indeed.

    • @That_hungry_thearin
      @That_hungry_thearin 8 месяцев назад +11

      Win fisher men 👏

    • @anma6932
      @anma6932 8 месяцев назад +36

      He committed because he couldn’t bare the fact that he couldn’t save more students from that ferry he heard their cries every night and their pleads for help

  • @anastasijaborlja732
    @anastasijaborlja732 Год назад +1471

    Having a trip THAT unorganized and unsafe, while knowing there were KIDS on board screams murder to me

    • @supreetkaurgill9500
      @supreetkaurgill9500 11 месяцев назад +23

      And death penalty

    • @gw6667
      @gw6667 11 месяцев назад +3

      Murder is usually a question of intent, not age of the victims 🤔

    • @lyvaen
      @lyvaen 11 месяцев назад +16

      ​@@gw6667lmao not rlly? responding to ur first point, murder isn't a question of intent. it doesn't matter if u didn't *mean* to kill someone if you already *did* kill someone, the deed's done, and you're at fault there's nothing more to say

    • @gw6667
      @gw6667 11 месяцев назад

      @@lyvaen where you "mean" to (i.e., intent) out are "at fault" are two different things. If there's no intent but you still cause the death of sunshine is manslaughter. So yeah, there's a difference

    • @gw6667
      @gw6667 11 месяцев назад +2

      @@lyvaen then there's voluntary and involuntary manslaughter. So yeah, you don't know what you're talking about

  • @ashunagarkoti2804
    @ashunagarkoti2804 2 месяца назад +34

    It has been 10 years today. Rip pretty souls 😭🕊️🎗️
    Edit: Bro like what????!!?? They were just in a circle around sewol ferry and saying ‘ we are doing underwater rescue ’ like whattt

  • @sparkknight4992
    @sparkknight4992 16 дней назад +12

    I actually started crying when hearing about the 6 year old girl. I have a younger brother and the thought of him going through something like that broke me. Not to mention how the 7 year old and the parents didn’t make it. Those were young children who were left to die by the authorities, people they are taught to trust, and instead had to take matters into their own hands

  • @Gbaby_1241
    @Gbaby_1241 Год назад +13315

    This tragedy infuriates me because it was 100% PREVENTABLE. Not 5%, not 70% not 99.9998%, 100%. These families were ruined and destroyed because of willful incompetence and selfishness. Stephanie, you always do these stories, however tragic, such justice especially for the victims😊

    • @tomsawyer9248
      @tomsawyer9248 Год назад +56

      same here

    • @theIaurenshow
      @theIaurenshow Год назад +300

      Agreed 110%. Devastating and infuriating.

    • @rezq9109
      @rezq9109 Год назад +310

      Yeap. They just needed to rush everyone outside, give info about amount of passengers and estimated time of sinking. Government asking USA marines for help. I'm sure there would be victims still, but not in hundreds...

    • @LelouchxSuzakufan
      @LelouchxSuzakufan Год назад +23

      I ❤ watching her videos. This was the 1st video she made 2 make me cry. What made me bust in2 tears was when she translated the lyrics 2 BTS’s Spring Day song. 😢😢😢😢😢

    • @Miadontforgetthisone
      @Miadontforgetthisone Год назад +155

      It was preventable in multiple ways. Before it started and after. That’s what’s hurts

  • @naturalhabitat7310
    @naturalhabitat7310 6 месяцев назад +3300

    As a Navy sailor, I can say with full confidence that every single person would have survived had the offer been accepted. Especially with the number of Marines on board and the number of rescue swimmers that every Navy vessel is required to have. Since there were Marines on board I figure it was an aircraft carrier, which also has 2 rescue boats on board ready to be deployed at all times. This catastrophe was ENTIRELY avoidable

    • @amandarios448
      @amandarios448 6 месяцев назад +217

      There were more than 2 marines for every passenger. The casualties would have been single or max double digits, only people drowned because they were stuck somewhere with no air. This is one of the most insane cases ever. Titanic as nothing on this

    • @celeste7469
      @celeste7469 6 месяцев назад +123

      Exactly!!! As soon as she said the declined the marines I was livid!!!! Those kids would still be alive. I’m not to the end yet but I really hope the captain and whoever else on the crew went to jail this was criminal.

    • @butterstamp3767
      @butterstamp3767 6 месяцев назад +106

      My jaw dropped when I learned they declined help from the US. The US Navy is considered one of the finest and most skilled in the world. I can't believe they said no.

    • @JVlk-tw6fs
      @JVlk-tw6fs 5 месяцев назад +24

      @@GH23d7sL45It's still much better than no help at all. Plus, there was a japanese ship nearby too.

    • @malayshamorgan3918
      @malayshamorgan3918 5 месяцев назад

      It’s insane because the US is supposed to be south koreas BIGGEST ALLY!
      If there was ANY military in the world that would save these people, it’s the US!

  • @tiffanyries6993
    @tiffanyries6993 2 месяца назад +22

    This is the most abhorrent story of human tragedy, human suffering & capacity for evil I have ever heard in my 43 years on this earth. It is incomprehensible.

  • @Triple_Gin
    @Triple_Gin 14 дней назад +6

    this was negligence, this was egoism, this was murder, I think no one in this world can believe that so many people let so much students live, they had a life to live and lack of organization and negligence deprived them to. It's an horrible tragedy, I can't imagine what families and friends of the victims felt.

  • @NelsonStJames
    @NelsonStJames Год назад +2165

    This wasn’t ineptitude, this was criminal.
    The one that gets to me is the kid telling his parents to never let his younger brother go on a school trip and end up like him. That boy will always remember that his older brother’s last thoughts were looking out for him.

    • @nobodythere94
      @nobodythere94 Год назад +111

      it was actually a little sister in the translation of the 20 minute long video but yeah his point still remains clear that he does not want his younger sibling to go on a field trip

  • @MarinaAli
    @MarinaAli Год назад +2871

    One thing that chills me to my core is that the kids were around the same age as me when they passed. These kids could’ve finished college, joined the workforce, got married, created families, and been well on their way into adulthood by now. So many lives unnecessarily robbed. It just breaks my heart.

    • @katdifranco
      @katdifranco Год назад +95

      A literal history changing amount of people died it’s devastating

    • @yanjungrass715
      @yanjungrass715 Год назад +13

      Same here

    • @RobertMcBride-is-cool
      @RobertMcBride-is-cool Год назад +37

      My blood boils thinking of the ones calling the shots not doing shit.

    • @jesuusch
      @jesuusch Год назад +31

      The ripple effect of not only the families of the victims being severely affected by this tragedy, but also the people who tried to help. Like hundreds if not thousands of people had their lives changed drastically due to the guilt, heartbreak and trauma from this tragedy. 💔

    • @KyleEvra
      @KyleEvra Год назад

      "Created families?"
      so that more people would suffer and die yeah let's just promote Pronatalistsm more so that way more bodies will keep piling up!

  • @richardpatterson432
    @richardpatterson432 3 месяца назад +19

    The way you tell these stories has me on the edge of tears. You're an excellent story teller.

  • @injwctedchan
    @injwctedchan Месяц назад +13

    I have never cried so much so much in my life, may those children and adults who tried to save the students rest in peace.

  • @skylarkmystique2702
    @skylarkmystique2702 Год назад +2720

    The kids joking about it being the titanic struck me. You can sometimes get sort of detached when hearing stories like this, but those comments and jokes makes you realize how relatable and heartbreakingly human this was. And then to officers eating ramen. No words can explain the hatred I feel towards the captain and those officers

    • @Rosieluvsuii
      @Rosieluvsuii Год назад +120

      Exactly. I can’t imagine the amount of jokes made to calm their anxiety and fear. It’s awful.

    • @axlescogido3713
      @axlescogido3713 Год назад +40

      It’s heartbreaking. They had the chance to save more people. But they ran away from the responsibilities of their jobs. Cowards.

    • @CharlotteFilms
      @CharlotteFilms 11 месяцев назад +8

      My Dad is a detective, and it may look that way but really they spend years travailing the world to meet people and ask them question to solve the case. There is a Case my Dad had been working on for 12 years and nobody realises it.

    • @CharlotteFilms
      @CharlotteFilms 11 месяцев назад

      My Dad is a detective, and it may look that way but really they spend years travailing the world to meet people and ask them question to solve the case. There is a Case my Dad had been working on for 12 years and nobody realises it.

  • @TecTitan
    @TecTitan Год назад +1881

    The fact they grabbed blankets on their way to the docks absolutely obliterates my heart

    • @TecTitan
      @TecTitan Год назад +32

      Choi's parents were proud of him
      That's so soooooooooooooooooo sad

    • @marthastewwart
      @marthastewwart Год назад +1

      Why does grabbing a blanket "obliterate your heart"?

    • @nazrxt2330
      @nazrxt2330 Год назад +52

      its because they had hope that their kids will make it out alive, they didn’t make it out alive

    • @_Kitteee_
      @_Kitteee_ Год назад +47

      ⁠@@marthastewwartthey were so ready to help their children just for them to never come up

    • @ithaboo110
      @ithaboo110 Год назад +24

      @@marthastewwart the lack of common sense is crazy

  • @trashartist3905
    @trashartist3905 3 месяца назад +15

    I just knew she wouldve done a video on this. I just found your channel and i admire the amount of research you do for these videos. Everything is so detailed and well coordinated

  • @hhh_fae
    @hhh_fae 2 дня назад +3

    This whole thing is just horible, like how do you not feel guilty about letting 350 students drown on a ship? The people who lost their lives on this ship deserve justice.

  • @hannahsypniewski7356
    @hannahsypniewski7356 7 месяцев назад +2634

    That boy giving up his chance to say goodbye to his parents in order to give as much information as he could to emergency services is so heartbreaking
    I heard of this tragedy before from Brick Immortar but your coverage of it just made me cry.

    • @nathanroberts978
      @nathanroberts978 6 месяцев назад +55

      He gave us something so special just for them not to save them. 💔

    • @bananamilk2605
      @bananamilk2605 6 месяцев назад +8

      This story broke me. 😢😢😢

    • @teijaflink2226
      @teijaflink2226 5 месяцев назад +4

      His parents should be very proud.

    • @indiafox5786
      @indiafox5786 5 месяцев назад +3

      I watched the videos done by Brick as well. But Stephanie's video goes more into depth of the human emotions that were played with and hurt. I do wish she had shown the footage of that poor father giving the most respectful bow possible, just begging to be told the truth. Heartbreaking 😢💔

    • @lordorion5776
      @lordorion5776 5 месяцев назад +3

      same man i found brick immortar some time back but steph ties her story more too the people and less to the technical data so it hits harder

  • @itszeldanotlink4409
    @itszeldanotlink4409 Год назад +1966

    "Crew goes out last" made me tear up at work. How selfish were the cowards that jumped ship first. May they know the terrors they put the passengers through.

    • @iceescape
      @iceescape Год назад +76

      That's why they should all be getting the death penalty. They should not have sacrificed all of those children to save themselves.

    • @katya5573
      @katya5573 Год назад +81

      I wouldn’t care if the cowards left first but at least tell the passengers to get out of their rooms!! Turn off the announcement!!
      It breaks my heart that they trusted them to the very last moment but they failed them. Pathetic cowards.

    • @nathanielpatterson-rc9dq
      @nathanielpatterson-rc9dq Год назад

      And I thought the Costa Concordia's captain was a rotten scumbag.

    • @ernielee4558
      @ernielee4558 Год назад +7

      I am litterly crying

    • @piya6929
      @piya6929 11 месяцев назад +13

      ​@@katya5573or atleast help when you getout...let the others know the situation on the ship...they just pretended to not know anything

  • @arianesaldanhaa
    @arianesaldanhaa 17 дней назад +8

    This is just heartbreaking, no parent should experience this pain

  • @gypsycrow3917
    @gypsycrow3917 3 месяца назад +6

    Thank you, Rotten Mango crew, for everything you do!

  • @mistycrafts8544
    @mistycrafts8544 Год назад +2646

    The crew, teachers, and students who saved others showed the same bravery as the firefighters on 9/11. They deserve to be remembered just the same.

    • @mistycrafts8544
      @mistycrafts8544 Год назад +121

      @@davidbaires-miranda5860 thank you, yes. The divers too. I hadn't finished the video yet.

    • @stagewrong6492
      @stagewrong6492 11 месяцев назад +92

      Especially because those people weren't trained to do this. While the firefighters who were lost on 9/11 obviously didn't deserve to die, or be traumatized for those who survived, there is an expectation with the job that you will risk your life. They knew that. But these teachers and students were just going on a trip. The crew who didn't flee were just doing a routine job on a cargo ship. They shouldn't have even had to consider the idea of dying, and yet they gave so many more sacrifices because nobody got it together to save them, and they had to give their lives to save just the few peers who managed to escape.

    • @charlesbuckwheat2347
      @charlesbuckwheat2347 11 месяцев назад +3

      ...not quite. But ok. 😂

    • @rougestarlight4308
      @rougestarlight4308 11 месяцев назад +25

      ​@@charlesbuckwheat2347yes quite :)

    • @dalhaanu
      @dalhaanu 11 месяцев назад

      As an architecture and design student, the twin towers didn't fall because of the plane like everyone thinks. There are many videos that say the say the tower just sunk means there was weak points on the foundation and it crumbled like a demolished building. There are talks that say the government planning this years ago and placed bombs in the basement of the tower.

  • @jmgrule
    @jmgrule Год назад +1934

    The idea of all these parents grabbing blankets so their kids wouldn’t be cold when they saw them makes me cry. It breaks my heart knowing that those kids never got those blankets.

    • @fillerjones6309
      @fillerjones6309 11 месяцев назад +43

      That part also made me cry. So incredibly hard to watch

    • @CreativeFairy_07
      @CreativeFairy_07 11 месяцев назад +39

      it was also used to cover themselves because the survivors said they didnt want people to take pictures of them after a very traumatic event

    • @Dana_at_LAX
      @Dana_at_LAX 11 месяцев назад +18

      @@CreativeFairy_07 it's so gross that people can't leave camera's out of such incidences

    • @Jesus-loves-you-gacha
      @Jesus-loves-you-gacha 11 месяцев назад +8

      It’s so gross people are dying and they are like ohh ya we saved all of the people in the ship it’s absolutely disgusting and horrible what has the world become.

    • @jmgrule
      @jmgrule 11 месяцев назад +3

      @@Jesus-loves-you-gacha it is! It’s disgusting that they claimed everyone was saved, I spoke to my brother about this and he said “maybe it wasn’t safe for them (the volunteer scuba divers) to go in? “ and I quickly told him that wasn’t the case, as they said it was the best time for them to go in. It’s absolutely disgusting what the coast guard did during this.

  • @dianaalpizar4284
    @dianaalpizar4284 24 дня назад +6

    I just couldn't stop tearing, thank you for sharing the complete story and not letting it being forget.

  • @miriammorales3338
    @miriammorales3338 Месяц назад +13

    I cried watching this whole episode. So more than negligence and incompetence what caused the tragedy was their effing Ego. May all those people, students rest in peace

  • @ratgoober
    @ratgoober Год назад +1051

    imagine grabbing a blanket for your child thinking that they where gonna be okay then just leaving with a empty blanket

  • @mello9598
    @mello9598 4 месяца назад +1095

    "Crew goes down last" hit me straight in the heart. She was one of the only people to show honour. May she rest in peace and know she is remembered.

    • @EAJ_siblings
      @EAJ_siblings Месяц назад +3

      ik, i'm going on a trip with my class to a hotel near the sea and we are going on a boat. and i am SO scaerd.......

    • @peds9260
      @peds9260 Месяц назад +6

      @@EAJ_siblings as long as it's not South Korea, I wouldn't worry. the US navy was there ready to help, if they were allowed, most likely nobody would have died.
      that said, it's a fact that sharks like to follow cruise ships.
      enjoy the trip!

    • @user-nk2bf1en9o
      @user-nk2bf1en9o Месяц назад +3

      @@EAJ_siblingsif I was you I would not go…..

  • @kendrajohnson8817
    @kendrajohnson8817 2 месяца назад +5

    I watch true crime videos almost nightly. Your channel, the way you present the details, the pain and anger in your voice, brings me to tears almost every single time. Thank you for all you do.

  • @IIIGioGioStarIII
    @IIIGioGioStarIII 2 месяца назад +12

    This is honestly, one of the few cases that get me emotional. I’m not Korean or a parent. But for the sole fact that everything that had happened could have been prevented. My heart breaks for those families who lost their loved ones and children.

  • @countrygirlxo7188
    @countrygirlxo7188 5 месяцев назад +1980

    The 22 year old woman, who took off her vest and gave it to another kid, and continued to go back into the ship to chest deep water to save others. Absolutely heroic! How brave 😢🙏🌹🫡

    • @kaithlynl2808
      @kaithlynl2808 3 месяца назад +21

      Maybe its because im close to her age but this made my heart sink… some people are too good for this world

    • @loucipher7782
      @loucipher7782 3 месяца назад +3

      not brave more like dumb, doesnt know her limit and danger
      could have saved as many people by shouting at the PA system "get out!!!"

    • @countrygirlxo7188
      @countrygirlxo7188 3 месяца назад +35

      @@loucipher7782 what an awful thing to say.

    • @kumaflaxseed.
      @kumaflaxseed. 3 месяца назад +12

      @@loucipher7782fr so awful she sacrificed her life

    • @JacquelineUnderwood
      @JacquelineUnderwood 3 месяца назад +21

      @@loucipher7782 and if she didn’t know where the PA system was located? Or how to use it? She made the best choices she could in the moment and saved lives at the cost of her own. Have some heart.

  • @hatsune_kikuo
    @hatsune_kikuo 11 месяцев назад +762

    "I cant die, i need to take care of my mother and sister"
    This breaks my heart. They were so young

  • @niaplayz6998
    @niaplayz6998 Месяц назад +2

    Thank you for sending this video! I can’t believe how much rage I feel about this tragedy. I hope that all the families are doing well and anyone who tried to save the passengers. I hope that captain gets what he deserves.

  • @ramzavergara4863
    @ramzavergara4863 2 месяца назад +9

    I've been in tears watching this as I'm cradling my newborn son in my arms. I've been following this for years and now as a parent myself this hits so much harder in my heart...

  • @isna7810
    @isna7810 Год назад +3221

    I think a documentary should be made to show the world about this tragedy.

    • @emi9641
      @emi9641 Год назад +85

      I think there are some but I agree the world needs to know!

    • @stephaniex12dol47
      @stephaniex12dol47 Год назад

      ruclips.net/video/5_A8dq2fA5o/видео.html

    • @craigyoung9321
      @craigyoung9321 Год назад +22

      This is one

    • @axgelbxnny
      @axgelbxnny Год назад +28

      there are already multiple

    • @dttra566
      @dttra566 Год назад +109

      One has already been made. It's called "In the Absence" and it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Subject Documentary.

  • @evonnieforbes376
    @evonnieforbes376 Год назад +2786

    Out of all the cases Stephanie has spoken on. This the most heartbreaking. What kind of world we are living in when children lives means absolutely nothing in the eyes of government officials.

    • @A-maze1306
      @A-maze1306 Год назад

      Have you not seen the US and their refusal of gun control? Guns are more important than the students. Sewol ferry is just the other side of the same coin.

    • @Amberxxbbunni
      @Amberxxbbunni Год назад +82

      At times, I’m convinced that hell is earth because there is no way children’s lives are like a game of chess

    • @user-ky7jx1cr5k
      @user-ky7jx1cr5k Год назад +31

      ​@Amberxxbbunni☆彡 it is, no doubt. Hell on Earth is a popular phrase. I do not think that phrase is a coincidence.

    • @emilylecki5912
      @emilylecki5912 Год назад +11

      Fr I actually cried in this one

    • @sarahperkins6421
      @sarahperkins6421 Год назад +26

      The kind of world that cares more about protecting the second amendment than keeping bullets out of kid's bodies.

  • @L.A.E.S_is_cool
    @L.A.E.S_is_cool 18 дней назад +5

    Thank you for spreading awareness of this story those kids deserve for their story to be told

  • @Stephyroo
    @Stephyroo 2 месяца назад +11

    This video made me cry so much. I cannot imagine being one of the parents. I don't know how I'd go on. Nobody deserves to feel like that. RIP to all those beautiful children

  • @BerryBabaBear
    @BerryBabaBear Год назад +824

    It's so frustrating they refused TWO countries offer to help, its 350+ lives ffs they need all the help they can get asap. Gosh I'm so pissed and frustrated!!

    • @kurtdustinpilarca3900
      @kurtdustinpilarca3900 11 месяцев назад +24

      The blue house maybe wanted to act strong and didint need help they had more ego then human emphey

    • @kariava2124
      @kariava2124 11 месяцев назад +30

      EXACTLY it makes me so mad that they didn’t accept help just cause of PRIDE it’s so disgusting to know they did the absolute minimum to save these students, they should’ve done more, makes me so mad. Only by hearing the story some time ago developed an absolute fear of big ships in me and I start thinking about this

    • @v4mp1re__28
      @v4mp1re__28 11 месяцев назад +4

      I think they didn't want to owe anything to the other countries too but I don't know really

    • @m_ouiam.0329
      @m_ouiam.0329 11 месяцев назад +2

      Wait the us navy and who else ?

    • @frankgonzalezofficial3010
      @frankgonzalezofficial3010 11 месяцев назад +4

      It’s common for countries to refuse help in times of disaster in order to not seem like they don’t have it together. The USA has done the same. At first the USA refused help after Hurricane Katrina. But days later when all hell broke lose the govt had no choice. They even allowed the Mexican Marines to enter the country in a caravan of trucks to feed people. Since the Mexican and USA war that the Mexican army hadn’t touched foot on American land.

  • @chaeyoungsstrawberryfarm3327
    @chaeyoungsstrawberryfarm3327 10 месяцев назад +1859

    I started bawling hearing about the little girl who was saved but lost her brother and parents. She had a beautiful family and ended up an orphan even without a sibling.

    • @kaylapounds1359
      @kaylapounds1359 10 месяцев назад +53

      I felt this same way the other day reading an article from a flash flood in Pennsylvania were a mom, grandma, toddler and infant got swept away. The grandma was found and survived. The husband and an older child managed to survive. But they've found the bodies of the toddler and the mom. They haven't found the infant yet, but I'm not holding my breath on that. Life can be cruel.

    • @stynnguyen6085
      @stynnguyen6085 10 месяцев назад +51

      there was an update of her somewhat around a year ago or so. She lives with her relative and is pretty much getting bullied at school because she has no parents. :(

    • @chaeyoungsstrawberryfarm3327
      @chaeyoungsstrawberryfarm3327 10 месяцев назад +31

      @@stynnguyen6085 that’s horrible:(

    • @6231sharmidas
      @6231sharmidas 10 месяцев назад +9

      @@stynnguyen6085 wtf thats horrible :(

    • @Non-Existent884
      @Non-Existent884 10 месяцев назад +8

      @@stynnguyen6085 Aw, i feel bad people are so rude sometimes :(

  • @basementdwellercosplay
    @basementdwellercosplay 3 месяца назад +48

    Hey RUclips, dont put a cruise ad before this video like i just got!

    • @coffejeliy
      @coffejeliy 3 месяца назад +5

      NO WAY 💀💀

  • @cakesensei9368
    @cakesensei9368 7 часов назад +1

    I would have stormed up to the deck regardless of the announcement and gone yelling "All my friends and classmates are still down there, GO RESCUE THEM NOW!" I can't even imagine the pain and survivor's guilt of those students who came out of this tragedy alive!

  • @jenniferroselany8062
    @jenniferroselany8062 Год назад +3400

    i remember when i first heard about this on the day i was like omg that’s crazy and so sad and i was confused how every student died and then i researched more about the case later and was so pissed at all the “rescue teams” that went and basically just did a photo shoot for the news and big people that were there instead of trying to help the students

    • @superpandapunch93
      @superpandapunch93 Год назад +75

      I thought the same thing. I didn't fully understand why everything unfolded the way it did and why it was such a tragedy. Most of the things I read pretty much summarized that no one could really get out there. There were so many things that went wrong and so many things that could have been done. It's so sad.

    • @khalilahd.
      @khalilahd. Год назад +44

      Absolutely disgusting. This story absolutely broke my heart 😣

    • @flovonzitzewitz6121
      @flovonzitzewitz6121 Год назад

      Qs😅 s😅😊q

    • @zrumpz
      @zrumpz Год назад +37

      Yea when I heard about this story my first thought is how could the death toll have been so high? Then the details are so anger inducing...

    • @ThepositiveVlogger
      @ThepositiveVlogger Год назад +4

      Not every student died but many did

  • @yumyum5019
    @yumyum5019 9 месяцев назад +1348

    I’m South Korean and none of my friends, family members, relatives, and acquaintance use ships as a means of transport to Japan or Jeju Island for their holiday trips anymore after Sewol Ferry. It has traumatized the entirety of nation. Rest in peace.

    • @tteokpokk6128
      @tteokpokk6128 8 месяцев назад +40

      That's understandable yet so terrific. People cannot trust the ones who are to save them anymore... As a non-korean, I still felt so broken and cried my eyes out getting to know about this tragedy. I bet the ones leaving the ferry unashamedly never thought of crying and I don't even say trying to save the children. Just horrific. Rest in peace to everyone who was literally murdered by that captain and the government.

    • @madelinearroyofernandez4098
      @madelinearroyofernandez4098 8 месяцев назад +5

      ​​@@tteokpokk6128
      As a non - Korean, when I knew that tragedy that envolved the South Korean people, I felt all the pain and the suffer that victim's family haven in this tragic situation.

    • @tteokpokk6128
      @tteokpokk6128 8 месяцев назад +16

      ​​@@madelinearroyofernandez4098
      Please, don't say you felt what these parents did. No one can fully experience that horror unless they were the parents of these children. Yet, I agree, that was so much pain to hear, but we're never going to experience this much horror. And God bless us all not to ever be in such situation...

    • @Minhostissuebox
      @Minhostissuebox 8 месяцев назад +4

      🎗️🎗️🎗️🎗️REST IN PEACE and I understand that u and ur family and friends won’t use a ferry my friend used a ferry resently I was scared for her bc yk this tradey and when she came back I thanked god but this tradey is just sickening he left them to die and that’s disgusting beavhouir 🎗️🎗️🎗️🎗️
      -rest in peace u will always be remembered deeply🎗️

    • @madelinearroyofernandez4098
      @madelinearroyofernandez4098 8 месяцев назад +2

      @@tteokpokk6128
      I agree with you at 100%.

  • @Natasha-zj3pm
    @Natasha-zj3pm Месяц назад +1

    Watching this that’s one of your older videos compared to your new ones I can say this is why I’m such a fan because you have always been so consistent with your contents. Brilliant work again.

  • @JemiQui77
    @JemiQui77 3 месяца назад +12

    Damn that was a rough one. I can't imagine how someone can justify putting their reputation above saving children who are *ACVTIVELY* dying.

  • @imsimple379
    @imsimple379 7 месяцев назад +2195

    The part where those kids were singing the Titanic theme and cracking Titanic jokes hit me hard-I probably would've done the same. It really is a coping mechanism, and a way to accept things. Its a sort of "I'm going down in a horrible way, but I will not be silent and I will spend it laughing if I can" thing. It's comfort, taking something in this situation and controlling it. It's heartbreaking and horrifying.

    • @dramaqueen465
      @dramaqueen465 6 месяцев назад +54

      They call it gallows humour for a reason 😢

    • @Blu3Purple
      @Blu3Purple 6 месяцев назад +2

      Still not funny

    • @laurac86
      @laurac86 6 месяцев назад +104

      @@Blu3Purple - It doesn’t matter if it’s funny if that’s how people are coping with dying smh

    • @emii4117
      @emii4117 5 месяцев назад +67

      @@Blu3Purplethe point isn’t to actually be funny it’s a way for them to distract themselves that they are (probably in some cases) going to die and there’s not much they can do themselves but sit there spending there last moments laughing together and not horrified for their lives even if they are scared.

    • @emii4117
      @emii4117 5 месяцев назад +14

      @@Blu3Purplethe point isn’t to actually be funny it’s a way for them to distract themselves that they are (probably in some cases) going to die and there’s not much they can do themselves but sit there spending there last moments laughing together and not horrified for their lives even if they are scared.