A tycoon and religious sect leader identified as the de facto owner of the South Korean ferry that sank in April, killing more than 300 people, has been found dead, police said. The body of Yoo Byung Eun, 73, who …
In the same narrow waterways where more than 300 people died this spring aboard the ferry Sewol, another ship owned by the same company crashed into an oil tanker 11 years earlier. The ferry’s captain had chosen the difficult water …
Prosecutors on Friday said the CEO and four employees of the operator of a sunken South Korean ferry caused the accident by overloading the ship with poorly stowed cargo after a risky redesign and neglecting safety by spending less than …
Thousands of South Korean police officers have stormed a church compound in their hunt for a fugitive billionaire businessman over April’s ferry sinking that left more than 300 people dead or missing. Authorities believe the businessman, Yoo Byung-eun, owns the …
Fifteen crew members from the sunken South Korean ferry appeared at an emotional court hearing Tuesday to enter pleas on charges that they were negligent and failed to save the more than 300 people who died or are missing from …
South Korea has boosted to half a million dollars a reward for tips about the mysterious billionaire who the authorities believe owns a ferry that sank last month, police said Monday. Meanwhile, five employees at the ship’s operator have been …