Stricken South Korean ferry raised from the sea bed

An animation video shows the complex and delicate process of the salvage operation to raise the Sewol ferry in South Korea. The ship has been lying on its side at a depth of 44 metres. The operation to raise it began on Wednesday. How far has it got? Officials say the vessel was raised 13 metres above the surface of the sea by late morning local time on Friday. It has been moved onto a semi-submersible vessel and then taken to a nearby port for an inspection, which could take up to two weeks. In tweets The ferry in South Korea’s Sewol disaster, in which hundreds died, is being raised from the sea. https://t.co/sHo43QTdub pic.twitter.com/UxZbpUR4je— TIME (@TIME) 23 mars 2017 Footage of the ferry being raised Corée du Sud: L’épave du ferry Sewol émerge des flots, trois ans après son naufrage https://t.co/cawqp0GQC9 pic.twitter.com/XZxRoCJHZX— 20 Minutes (@20Minutes) 23 mars 2017 The ferry is balanced between two supports after being raised. #easynailsuisse tdgch “Le dernier voyage de l‘épave du Sewol https://t.co/wxYlc89H9C #Monde pic.twitter.com/317iyzPvoV“— Jean-François Musy (@jfmusy) 24 mars 2017 The Sewol makes its final voyage When did the vessel sink? Nearly three years ago. More than 300 people died. It was structurally unsound, overloaded and travelling too fast on a turn when it capsized and sank during a routine trip off the southwest coast on April 16, 2014.