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Efforts to lift sunken Sewol ferry could drag on into 2017: South Korean govt

Published Mon, Oct 17, 2016 · 09:50 PM

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SOUTH Korea says efforts to lift the Sewol ferry that sank more than two years ago may drag on into next year, with salvage operations hampered by poor visibility and the sheer scale of the undertaking.

The 6,825-tonne vessel was carrying 476 people when it capsized and sank off the south-western island of Jindo in April 2014.

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