Court told of Korean ship crew orders
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THE skipper of a South Korean ferry that sank in April with the loss of more than 300 lives had ordered passengers not to leave the sinking vessel, a court heard yesterday.
Survivors of the disaster have spoken previously of the order, which cost many passengers their lives. But this was the first time such evidence had been given in the murder trial of captain Lee Jun-seok and some crew members, Yonhap news agency reported.
As the vessel was rolling over, commands were repeatedly given over loudspeakers for the passengers, most of them high school students, to stay put.
Asked by a prosecutor whether the skipper told the crew to have passengers stay where they were, a helmsman only identified by his surname Cho replied: “Yes”.
The captain and crew are on trial at a court in the southern city of Gwangju for fleeing the ship, leaving passengers trapped in the sinking vessel.
Video footage released previously showed Lee making his escape in his underwear.
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