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What Went Wrong in the South Korean Ferry Disaster? | The New Yorker

The New Yorker · documentary · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

A New Yorker short documentary about the 2014 sinking of the Sewol ferry in South Korea, based on the film In the Absence. It examines the failures in the rescue and the political aftermath.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN mostly cites it as an example of institutional failure and deference to hierarchy during a disaster.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “If you're interested in light retrospectives this is ok for a modern day ferry disaster”

    Light retrospective on a modern ferry disaster

    aaron695, 2020-07 · Recommendation · in “The Eastland disaster killed more passengers than the Titanic and the Lusitania”

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Topics: sewol, south korea, disaster response, institutional failure, in the absence

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