We were ordered to stay on sinking ship, say students

South Korean students who survived April’s deadly Sewol ferry disaster have said they were repeatedly ordered by loudspeaker to stay in the sinking ship.

We were ordered to stay on sinking ship, say students

South Korean students who survived April’s deadly Sewol ferry disaster have said they were repeatedly ordered by loudspeaker to stay in the sinking ship.

But they eventually helped each other flee after their cabins flooded too much, they said.

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