Yellow ribbons tied to a breakwater at the southwestern port of Paengmok wave in the wind, a symbol that commemorates those who died in a deadly ferry sinking in 2014. Their color has somewhat faded with the passage of time, but the port still stands as a pilgrimage site for those who want to commemorate the victims of the sinking of the ferry Sewol. Tuesday marks the fifth anniversary of the 6,825-ton ship sinking off the southwestern coast near Jin Island while en route to the southern resort island of Jeju. The tragedy left 304 passengers dead, most of them teenage students on a school trip. The incident was one of South Korea’s worst maritime tragedies. At the time of the incident, nine of those aboard went missing. Later, the bodies of four victims were recovered during a belated salvage operation, but the other five still remain unaccounted for.

(Yonhap)