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South Korea: Sewol ferry arrives back in port at last

A FERRY which sank claiming the lives of 304 people arrived in the port of of Mokpo yesterday after having been raised from the sea bed.

The Sewol ferry sank between Incheon and Jeju on April 16 2014 and most of those who died were teenagers on a school trip.

Investigators have had the wreck raised in the hope that they can find the bodies of nine people who are still listed as missing and discover what caused the disaster.

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