Image copyright AP Image caption The mud-caked hull of the ship was visible between two huge salvage vesselsA ferry has been raised from the sea bed, three years after it sank in one of South Korea`s deadliest disasters.
The Sewol sank off the south-western island of Jindo on 16 April 2014 killing 304 people, almost all school children on a trip.
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Relatives of the victims watched the salvage operation off the Jindo islandThe 16-year-old daughter of Huh Hong-Hwan was one victim whose remains were never found.
Image copyright Reuters/Korea Coast Guard Image caption Former President Park Geun-hye came under intense pressure over the sinking at the timeAnger over the response of the authorities after the disaster contributed to the unpopularity of former President Park Geun-hye, who was recently ousted.
It has been winched to the surface so a platform can be inserted under it for it to be towed ashore.
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