Lee Joon-seok

• Grief, rage erupt as South Korean ferry captain gets 36-year prison term

  Enraged parents wept as a judge sentenced a South Korean ferry captain to 36 years in prison Tuesday for negligence and abandoning passengers when his ship sank earlier this year.

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  Nov 11, 2014
  
• South Korea seeks death penalty for ferry captain

  South Korean prosecutors on Monday demanded the death penalty for the captain of a ferry that sank earlier this year, killing more than 300 people.

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  Oct 27, 2014
  
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• Coast Guard releases new video of South Korea ferry captain’s rescue

  The South Korean Coast Guard released footage of captain Lee Joon-seok fleeing the passenger ferry Sewol as it sank in coastal waters.

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  Apr 28, 2014
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• Grim work for families of South Korean ferry passengers as divers find many more bodies

  As divers increasingly make their way into the ship, including a new entryway through the dining hall Monday, there's been a big jump in the discovery of corpses.

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  Apr 21, 2014