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South Korean Sewol Ferry raised from the water after 3 years

Leaked oil from the sunken ferry Sewol is seen during its salvage operations at the sea off Jindo, South Korea. South Korea’s sunken Sewol ferry emerged from the waters Thursday, 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. (REUTERS)

Updated on: Mar 23, 2017 5:23 PM IST

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Leaked oil from the sunken ferry Sewol is seen during its salvage operations at the sea off Jindo, South Korea. South Korea’s sunken Sewol ferry emerged from the waters Thursday, 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. (REUTERS)

Published on Mar 23, 2017 5:23 PM

Leaked oil from the sunken ferry Sewol is seen during its salvage operations at the sea off Jindo, South Korea. South Korea’s sunken Sewol ferry emerged from the waters Thursday, 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. (REUTERS)

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A worker stands on the partially-submerged wreck of the Sewol ferry as it is lifted between two Chinese salvage vessels off the coast of the southern South Korean island of Jindo. Television pictures showed one side of the 140-metre-long vessel, its white structure rusted and filthy, above the waves between two giant salvage barges. (Ed Jones/AFP)

Published on Mar 23, 2017 5:23 PM

A worker stands on the partially-submerged wreck of the Sewol ferry as it is lifted between two Chinese salvage vessels off the coast of the southern South Korean island of Jindo. Television pictures showed one side of the 140-metre-long vessel, its white structure rusted and filthy, above the waves between two giant salvage barges. (Ed Jones/AFP)

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The complex operation -- one of the largest raisings of an entire ship ever attempted -- comes as the third anniversary approaches of one of the country’s worst-ever maritime disasters. (Ed Jones/AFP)

Published on Mar 23, 2017 5:23 PM

The complex operation -- one of the largest raisings of an entire ship ever attempted -- comes as the third anniversary approaches of one of the country’s worst-ever maritime disasters. (Ed Jones/AFP)

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Almost all the dead were schoolchildren and it is thought that nine bodies still unaccounted for may be trapped inside the sunken ship. Raising the ferry intact has been a key demand of the families of the victims. (REUTERS)

Published on Mar 23, 2017 5:23 PM

Almost all the dead were schoolchildren and it is thought that nine bodies still unaccounted for may be trapped inside the sunken ship. Raising the ferry intact has been a key demand of the families of the victims. (REUTERS)

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Memorials displayed near makeshift homes at Paengmok harbour, where a group of relatives of nine unaccounted for victims of the Sewol ferry have been living since the 2014 disaster, on the southern island of Jindo. Huddled in makeshift shipping container homes on a South Korean waterfront, the relatives of the missing from the Sewol ferry disaster have endured a harrowing wait to recover their dead children. The vessel was carrying 476 people when it went down on April 16, 2014 off the southwestern island of Jindo, leaving 304 people dead -- almost all of them schoolchildren -- in one of the country's worst maritime disasters. (Ed Jones/AFP)

Published on Mar 23, 2017 5:23 PM

Memorials displayed near makeshift homes at Paengmok harbour, where a group of relatives of nine unaccounted for victims of the Sewol ferry have been living since the 2014 disaster, on the southern island of Jindo. Huddled in makeshift shipping container homes on a South Korean waterfront, the relatives of the missing from the Sewol ferry disaster have endured a harrowing wait to recover their dead children. The vessel was carrying 476 people when it went down on April 16, 2014 off the southwestern island of Jindo, leaving 304 people dead -- almost all of them schoolchildren -- in one of the country's worst maritime disasters. (Ed Jones/AFP)

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Workers prepare to lift the sunken Sewol ferry in waters off Jindo, South Korea. Several relatives watched the much-anticipated operation unfolding from a boat near the site. (AP/PTI)

Published on Mar 23, 2017 5:23 PM

Workers prepare to lift the sunken Sewol ferry in waters off Jindo, South Korea. Several relatives watched the much-anticipated operation unfolding from a boat near the site. (AP/PTI)

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The sunken ferry Sewol is seen during its salvage operations at the sea off Jindo. To see the Sewol again, I can’t describe how I’m feeling right now, said Huh Hong-Hwan, whose 16-year-old daughter was killed in the accident. Her body has not been found. (REUTERS)

Published on Mar 23, 2017 5:23 PM

The sunken ferry Sewol is seen during its salvage operations at the sea off Jindo. To see the Sewol again, I can’t describe how I’m feeling right now, said Huh Hong-Hwan, whose 16-year-old daughter was killed in the accident. Her body has not been found. (REUTERS)

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Relatives of the missing from the Sewol ferry disaster cry as they watch as a part of the damaged Sewol ferry being raised. (AFP)

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Relatives of the missing from the Sewol ferry disaster cry as they watch as a part of the damaged Sewol ferry being raised. (AFP)

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Lee Keum-Hui, whose daughter Cho Eun-Hwa was a victim of the Sewol ferry disaster and is still unaccounted for, walking to a makeshift home where she lives at Paengmok harbour on the southern island of Jindo. (Ed Jones/AFP)

Published on Mar 23, 2017 5:23 PM

Lee Keum-Hui, whose daughter Cho Eun-Hwa was a victim of the Sewol ferry disaster and is still unaccounted for, walking to a makeshift home where she lives at Paengmok harbour on the southern island of Jindo. (Ed Jones/AFP)

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Sun setting behind a pier adorned with tributes to victims of the Sewol ferry disaster at Paengmok harbour on the southern island of Jindo. (Ed Jones/AFP)

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Sun setting behind a pier adorned with tributes to victims of the Sewol ferry disaster at Paengmok harbour on the southern island of Jindo. (Ed Jones/AFP)

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Tributes to victims of the Sewol ferry disaster displayed on a pier at Paengmok harbour on the southern island of Jindo. (Ed Jones/AFP)

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Tributes to victims of the Sewol ferry disaster displayed on a pier at Paengmok harbour on the southern island of Jindo. (Ed Jones/AFP)

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This general view taken from Donggeochado island shows the ongoing salvage operation of the Sewol ferry. Dozens of salvage operators walked over the hull after it came to the surface, television pictures showed. (Ed Jones/AFP)

Published on Mar 23, 2017 5:23 PM

This general view taken from Donggeochado island shows the ongoing salvage operation of the Sewol ferry. Dozens of salvage operators walked over the hull after it came to the surface, television pictures showed. (Ed Jones/AFP)

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In this April 16, 2014 file photo, South Korean rescue helicopters fly over South Korean ferry Sewol, trying to rescue passengers from the ship in waters off Jindo, South Korea. (AP File Photo)

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In this April 16, 2014 file photo, South Korean rescue helicopters fly over South Korean ferry Sewol, trying to rescue passengers from the ship in waters off Jindo, South Korea. (AP File Photo)

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In this April 16, 2014, file photo released by South Korea Coast Guard, South Korean rescue boats and fishing boats approach the sinking South Korean ferry Sewol in the waters off Jindo, South Korea. A permanent Sewol protest site targeting her was subsequently set up in the centre of Seoul, with effigies of the head of state on display alongside pictures of the dead schoolchildren. (South Korea Coast Guard/File Photo)

Published on Mar 23, 2017 5:23 PM

In this April 16, 2014, file photo released by South Korea Coast Guard, South Korean rescue boats and fishing boats approach the sinking South Korean ferry Sewol in the waters off Jindo, South Korea. A permanent Sewol protest site targeting her was subsequently set up in the centre of Seoul, with effigies of the head of state on display alongside pictures of the dead schoolchildren. (South Korea Coast Guard/File Photo)

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In this April 20, 2014 file photo, relatives of passengers aboard the sunken ferry Sewol sit near the sea at a port in Jindo, South Korea. Investigations into the disaster, in which 304 people died, concluded it was largely man-made -- the cumulative result of an illegal redesign, an overloaded cargo bay, inexperienced crew and a questionable relationship between the ship operators and state regulators. (Lee Jin-man/AP File Photo)

Published on Mar 23, 2017 5:23 PM

In this April 20, 2014 file photo, relatives of passengers aboard the sunken ferry Sewol sit near the sea at a port in Jindo, South Korea. Investigations into the disaster, in which 304 people died, concluded it was largely man-made -- the cumulative result of an illegal redesign, an overloaded cargo bay, inexperienced crew and a questionable relationship between the ship operators and state regulators. (Lee Jin-man/AP File Photo)

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