
There is a huge difference in public perceptions of ship accidents today compared with ten years ago. Nowadays it is possible – as the recently shipwrecked Korean ferry, Sewol, has shown – to see pictures and videos of the accidents on social media platforms like Facebook or Twitter just minutes after they have occurred. Going back ten years, similar incidents would only have reached the general public through official notifications from the vessel and the carrier to relatives of the casualties and the media.
Already a subscriber? Log in.
Read the whole article
Get access for 14 days for free.
No credit card is needed, and you will not be automatically signed up for a paid subscription after the free trial.
- Access all locked articles
- Receive our daily newsletters
- Access our app