Source: CNN
Seoul (CNN) — Of the many shocking and wrenching images that have come from the sinking of the Sewol ferry, one that stands out for me depicts the vessel’s captain — head bowed and covered by a hood — standing on dry land admitting he had abandoned ship.
He was, in fact, among the first to be rescued.
The shock for me is not this image itself, but the realization that Captain Lee Joon-seok must have known as he got off the Sewol that hundreds of other passengers — including 325 students — were still inside, apparently following instructions to stay put — instructions that may be proven by investigators to have led directly to their deaths.
On Monday, the South Korean coast guard released new footage of the captain and other crew members leaving the ship — images that to me are equally disturbing.
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