South Korea is a mess. Thoughts of war constantly haunt the South Koreans, especially when close ranged missiles are pointed at the Southern part of the Korean Peninsula. East Asia is plunged into chaotic disorder. The news is always a negative shift to typically innocent people, but this time, the frenzied North Korean army wasn’t the trouble.

            A ferry tumbled over and sunk in the depths near Jindo Island. According to a crewmember, the ship simply slipped. As of now, 121 people are confirmed dead, and another 181 people are still missing after a devastating week of searching. The ferry held mainly high school students.

            The ferry’s captain was heated with criticism because of his quickly forced decision to keep the passengers where they were. He is now facing charges, as are fourteen other crewmembers that were in some form of command.

            The search for survivors is rigid, and the way paved to finding the victims is unclear and abnormally complex. Inflatable boats survey the scene of the disaster, and divers delve into the cold waters equipped with guide ropes to help them gain entrance into the tilted ferry, hoping to find a signal of any survivor.

            On the shore, family members wait anxiously with signs of hope. If bodies happen to come in, family members are called in to white rounded tents to identify the person.

            Gaining access to the cafeteria of the ferry is proven to be highly complicated, but divers are focusing on how to enter the specific area because many passengers have been thought to be there. As families wait, so does the rest of the world, and though it’s been a long and depressing week for the South Koreans, survivors can still be found.