In pics: 6,800-ton South Korean ferry that sank 3 years ago lifted from sea
24 March 2017 10:37 AM IST
Salvage workers are slowly pulling the huge, corroded South Korean ferry above the sea surface on Thursday.
The damaged Sewol ferry was held afloat between two barges during a salvage operation off the South Korean island of Jindo (Photo: AFP)- Relatives of missing passengers of the sunken Sewol ferry on a boat, front, watch its salvage operation in waters off Jindo, South Korea
- South Korean efforts to bring the sunken ferry back to land cleared an obstacle on Friday after divers cut off a vehicle ramp
- Once it's at the port, investigators will enter the ferry to search the interior for bodies or clues to what caused sinking.
- Fifty divers and up to 400 other workers were involved to pull out the remains of the ferry from the sea.
- Divers put dozens of metal beams beneath the sunken ferry and connected them to two huge barges on the surface via 66 cables.
- The Sewol had been lying with left side buried, and South Korea wants to lift it as it is, rather than first pulling it upright.
- The ferry which sank off South Korea's coast in April 2014, emerged above the surface and were visible on live TV footage.
- A corroded, 6,800-ton sewol ferry lying more than 40 meters undersea was lifted by South Korea in delicate operation.
The damaged Sewol ferry was held afloat between two barges during a salvage operation off the South Korean island of Jindo (Photo: AFP)
Salvage workers are slowly pulling the huge, corroded South Korean ferry above the sea surface on Thursday.
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