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UNCOVERED: South korea marks 10th anniversary of ferry disaster | History Defined

File photo from April 17, 2014 shows the coast guard searching for passengers near the Sewol ferry that capsized on its way to Jeju island killing hundreds of schoolchildren (Credit: AFP)

South Korea on Tuesday marked the 10th anniversary of the country's worst maritime disaster, when hundreds of schoolchildren died after the overloaded Sewol ferry capsized and sank.

The disaster and botched rescue efforts dealt a crushing blow to then-president Park Geun-hye, who was eventually impeached in 2017, and the tragedy remains divisive and politically sensitive in South Korea even now.

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