South Korea uses a crane to raise the naval ship

On Thursday, South Korea used a crane to raise the naval ship from the Yellow Sea. On March 26, the same ship broke off in two near the border of North Korea. 25 out of 45 missing bodies of the crew were found in the hull of the navy corvette. South Korea hopes there will be evidence to what caused the sinking of the ship. For now, the ship will be at a naval base.

58 crew members were rescued. However, after a week of searching with no success, South Korea focused on raising the ship in hopes of finding more survivors. One of their unsuccessful rescue missions involved navy divers during the few hours after the naval ship sank. Due to "exceeding recommended times and depths under water," one navy diver died while others were hospitalized. Some argue that the public pressure placed on these divers were the cause of their excessive risks.

With only 58 members rescued, family members of the navy criticize that there was not enough action taken to rescue the crew members.

In the mean time, South Korea is not sure about the sinking of the naval ship. One theory is a mine, from the Korean War, struck the boat. However, South Korea has "backed away from casting blame on North Korea."

An unexpected loss of navy crew members is a tragedy for the South Korean people. Even though 58 crew members were rescued, there absolutely was not enough urgency in the beginning to rescue the other crew members that might have been still alive in the ship. However, I still applaud South Korea for their efforts to find the missing crew members, especially the navy divers who risked their lives.
I honestly think South Korea will find clues about why the ship sank. If not, lets hope a catastrophe like this does not happen in the near future.