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Businesses hope for revival in fortunes after Sewol's salvage

When ferry sank three years ago killing over 300 people, it also devastated enterprises close to the wreck site

Published Sun, Mar 26, 2017 · 09:50 PM
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Jindo, South Korea

WHEN South Korea's Sewol ferry sank three years ago killing more than 300 people, it also devastated businesses close to the wreck site. Now owners hope its salvage will herald a change in their fortunes.

The ship went down in an archipelago off southwestern South Korea, whose 1,700 islands make up the Dadohaehaesang national park, the country's largest.

Rocky outcrops dot the waters, while bigger one…

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