get your act together, korea..
I got the posting.
Am packed and ready to leave at 5 minutes' notice.
The only BUT here seems to be the Korean government, where the right hand has no idea what the left hand or the head is doing.
Talked to a few friends currently on the Bonhomme (a big US warship standing two days on standby while Korea tries to think about if it's politically preferable to take the help...) and they're getting frustrated because of the standby, which is completely understandable.
Freaking get your act together, SK government! People needed help 70 hours ago and it's been offered but not taken because they want to do it themselves (and we've seen how well THAT has been going during the past few days!).
They also said that even though there are five large cranes onsite, they won't be used until they're sure no one inside is alive...
wth? there's limited air inside and even if the chances are close to zero, you won't even want to use the cranes to take the ship to the surface? I'm not suggesting flipping the ship, but taking it up as it is. OMG the incompetense. Especially since the experts say the ship is likely to move (drift away) and sink even more in the near future.
I'm so done. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27087243
Even now, my team leader has talked to the SK officials and one is like "please come, we need the help" and the next goes "oh, but this is a Korean issue..."
Get off your high horse and take the help. although at this point, almost 80 hours after the accident - with the ship completely submerged (the highest point being 10m below the surface) in cold, about +10C, water and even having turned 10 degrees and air escaping, this is not really a rescue mission anymore, but turning to a recovery. as sad as it is :/
but damn, did they screw this up :/:/