In an emotional speech Monday, South Korean President Park Geun-hye apologized for failing to stop last month’s deadly ferry sinking and promised to dissolve the country’s coast guard. “The ultimate responsibility lies with me, the president,” she said of the disaster that killed 286. “If [the coast guard] had tried to rescue people more swiftly and more actively right after the accident, it could have greatly reduced the casualties.” President Park said that she would work against corruption and poor safety standards that contributed to the accident.
