Episode 57: The sinking of the MV Sewol

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4.2 • 839 Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2017

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

In 2014, one South Korean high school sent its students off on a trip to the resort island of Jeju. The kids could have fun with one another and take a little break. But on the morning they were to arrive in Jeju, one wrong move by the helmsman shoved them into a steadily worsening nightmare.

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0:54.9	I'd also like to preemptively apologize for any names I mispronounce in this particular episode,
1:00.7	and also state that all currency is in South Korean won unless otherwise noted.
1:05.9	And with that in mind, thank you very much for listening, and welcome to disaster area.
1:17.4	Music Thank you very much for listening and welcome to disaster area. Episode 57, The Sinking of the MVC Wool.
1:21.9	April 16, 2014.
1:25.0	304 deceased, 172 injured.
1:29.3	When I was a kid and we were going to leave on a school trip the next day, my mom would always take me down to the local mini-mart and buy me a ton of candy.
1:38.3	After all, she wouldn't have to deal with me when I ate it all and bounced around like Tigger from Winnie the Pooh for
1:44.6	hours on end. The thought was that I would make it last for an entire trip, whether it be on the
1:50.6	bus all the way down to Washington, D.C. in eighth grade, or when flying down to New Orleans for
1:56.0	five days in senior year. But it never really lasted that long. Actually, for the Washington trip, we cracked the bag of candy open as soon as we got on the bus at 4.30 in the morning, but that's beside the point.
2:08.6	School trips are one of the best parts of being a kid. You get to spend a few days away from your parents, you hang out with your friends in a different place that
2:17.6	you may never have been to before, and you don't have homework.
2:21.7	In 2014, a group of students from a high school in South Korea were looking forward to
2:26.3	a good time with all of their friends.
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