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Tag Archives: Jeju

Saving the Songs of Korea’s Sea Women, the Haenyeo

Posted on March 29, 2024 by Rick SpilmanMarch 24, 2024

An updated repost in honor of Women’s History month.  Since at least the 17th century, on the Korean island of Jeju, the haenyeo, Korean for “sea women” have worked free diving in the clear island waters. Using an ancient breathing … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea | Tagged haenyeo, haenyeo songs, Jeju, Korea, sea women

Saving the Songs of Korea’s Sea Women

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Rick SpilmanMarch 1, 2023

On the first day of Women’s History month, something a bit different.  Since at least the 17th century, on the Korean island of Jeju, the haenyeo, Korean for “sea women” have worked free diving in the clear island waters. Using … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, History, Lore of the Sea, Songs | Tagged free diving, haenyeo, haenyeo songs, Jeju, Korea, sea women

South Korean Ferry Tragedy — Close to 300 Missing as Ferry Sewol Sinks

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Rick SpilmanApril 16, 2014

What was intended as a four-day field trip to the Korean resort island of Jeju for high school students and their teachers ended in tragedy when the ferry sank off several miles north of Byeongpung Island, on the west coast of … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships | Tagged Byeongpung Island, ferry, Inchon, Jeju, South Korea

An Ill-fated Cruise for the Costa Classica

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Rick SpilmanOctober 20, 2010

The Costa Classica‘s current cruise has not gone well.   First, on a stop at Korea’s southern resort island of Jeju, 44 Chinese tourists abandoned the tour group en masse.   South Korean police have located eleven of the group, but 33 remain unaccounted … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships | Tagged collision, Costa Classica, Jeju, Yangtze River
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