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South Korean Court Orders Big Payouts to Families of Ferry Victims

The ruling was the first time a court held the government financially culpable in a 2014 ferry sinking that killed 304 people, South Korea’s worst catastrophe in decades. [Source]

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Origin: nytimes.com

Category: Maritime Accidents and Safety

Topics: South, decades, catastrophe, worst, Korea’s, people, killed, sinking, ferry, culpable, financially, government, court, first, ruling, Victims, Ferry, Families, Payouts, Orders, Court, Korean

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/19/world/asia/ferry-sinking-south-korea-compensation.html?partner=rss&emc=rss