South Korea Ferry Disaster

On 16 April 2014 a ferry heading to Jeju in South Korea capsized with more than 450 on board, most of the passengers were high school students on a school trip.

Disaster

A distress call was sent when the ferry began taking on water with ships and helicopters dispatched to rescue those on the sinking vessel. However by the time rescue arrived most were trapped inside. While initial reports had 4 dead and 284 missing the numbers would soon change for the worse.

Calls to evacuate came late with the captain claiming he delayed the evacuation orders due to the cold water and fear people would be swept away. During the ordeal frantic messages were sent by passengers on board to loved ones with one student managing to text his mother "I love you"

From Rescue to Recovery

The search for survivors continued but soon the rescue mission turned to recovery. The ferry had completely submerged and large cranes were called in to help stabilize the ship.

Divers were sent in to search the sunken vessel for bodies with the death toll rising as each day passed. The body of the boy who made the first distress call has since been recovered.

A memorial was held at the Ansan Olympic Memorial Museum with yellow and green flowers surrounding 47 photo's of teachers and students who's bodies had been identified after recovery. Tributes in Korean schools have left empty spaces for those whose bodies had still not been recovered.

While recovery efforts continued, angry relatives have clashed with police as more bodies have been found. Relatives of those lost have confronted South Korean Minister and Coast Guard Chief claiming they lied about rescue efforts.

Responsibility

Prosecutors sought an arrest warrant for the captain after it was claimed he and 5 other crew fled on a life boat leaving the ships third mate in charge of the sinking vessel. The ferry captain and 2 others were arrested with the captain being charged with negligence. Later 4 more crew were arrested.

The captain was later slammed by South Korean President Park Geun-hye who called the captains actions "tantamount to murder" The captain has since apologized to the South Korean public for "causing a disturbance" and said "I bow my head in apology to the families of the victims"

Questions have also been raised regarding the evacuation of the ferry with confusion regarding the initial orders to evacuate. As investigations into the disaster continued a litany of errors have been discovered.

Celeb's Chilling and Winning

Hollywood got to relax this week with Coachella and the MTV Movie Awards featuring on the to-do list.

Coachella

While there were many great performances at Coachella some stood out more than others. Beyonce made a surprise appearance with her sister, Solange, on stage with the pair performing a dance routine during "Losing You". Outcast reunited on stage with Big Boi and Andre 3000 after 8 years apart.

While some celeb's rocked Coachella others just enjoyed the festivities with Cara Delevingne parting sans girlfriend Michelle Rodriguez along with Katy Perry who was spotted with green hair and Leonardo DiCaprio and Paul Wesley trying to stay out of sight but it didn't help much when Leo's dance moves were recorded. While Emma Roberts and boyfriend Evan Peters didn't seem to mind being caught in PDA.

MTV Movie Awards

Hosted by Conan O'Brien the MTV Move Awards had winners representing the best in kissing, fighting and shirtlessness Hollywood has to offer. The ceremony had some of the best dressed celeb's along with some of the worst dressed.

As for winners, Mark Wahlberg who won the Generation award and swore his way through his acceptance speech. After winning his award for best shirtless performance Zack Efron was stripped by Rita Ora. Poor Channing Tatum was silenced with a dick pic by host Conan while receiving his Trailblazer award and talking just a little too long. Paul Walker was remembered with a touching tribute presented by Jordana Brewster.

Other News

In music news Jay Z and Beyoncé Knowles will reportedly hit the road together touring later this year. MC Hammer was hit with a $1.4 million tax bill which he claims he already paid and Miley Cyrus was rushed to hospital after a severe allergic reaction to antibiotics.

In movie news X-Men director, Bryan Singer, was accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old boy. Paul Walkers brother will stand in for Paul in the upcoming Fast and Furious movie and Meryl Streep learned to rap for her role in Into the Woods.

And finally Whoopi Goldberg has signed up to be the Denver Posts weed writer.

From Digital Death to Medical Marvels

Paranoia kicked in this week when a massive security bug was discovered opening websites to eavesdropping but it's not all gloom with scientists putting a positive spin on things with advances in medical technology.

Security

A massive security bug in OpenSSL named "HeartBleed" is reported to affect nearly two thirds of all websites and his been around for the last 2 years. US regulators have even told banks to address the "Heartbleed" risk.

The Dutch government has followed the UK's lead and paid Microsoft to continue providing support for Windows XP until next year when they finally upgrade their systems.

A 5-year-old boy managed to bypass Microsoft Xbox One security allowing him to access restricted content.

Vehicles

Mazda is recalling 42,000 Mazda 6 sedans after it was discovered a breed of spiders could create webs preventing the fuel injection from functioning.

Police are on the look out for high tech cow tippers who have been tipping smart cars around San Francisco.

The EU may require electric and hybrid vehicles to make noise to alert pedestrians to their presence.

Money

Apple wants $2.2 billion in damages from Samsung for infringing on 5 patents.

Samsung sued a South Korean publications for a bad review of it's newly released Samsung S5.

HP has admitted to federal bribery and money laundering charges.

Medical

A new implant designed to zap paralyzed people and help them move again has been created by researchers who claim to have helped 4 paralyzed men walk again.

A new robotic suit could allow a paralyzed individual to kick the first ball at the Soccer World Cup.

Doctors have managed to implant lab grown vagina's in several women grown from their own cells.

Space

A weird bright light was spotted on Mars by Curiosity rover.

The sun emitted an M-Class solar flare but fortunately didn't cause any geomagnetic storm on Earth.

A solar plane named Solar Impulse 2 plans to circumnavigate the earth in 2015 with a 236ft wingspan.

A week of Death, Destruction and Foreboding

It's been a week where Mother Nature's devastating reach took it's toll and men tried to match her destructive power.

Nature

An earthquake hit off the northern coast of Chile with a magnitude of 8.2 triggering a tsunami warning. A 7.6 aftershock hit Chile the following day.

An outbreak of Ebola has been reported in Guinea with 63 people reported dead. Liberia has also confirmed cases of Ebola while Senegal and other neighbouring countries have closed their borders to prevent the spread of the disease.

A mudslide in Washington has officially killed 27 people with 19 victims positively identified. Along with the human lives many pets and livestock have also been lost.

A UN panel on Climate Change warns that global temperatures will likely be "severe, pervasive, and irreversible" in coming years. 7 Key findings in the report summary span only 44 pages with full chapters providing in depth details.

Man

Both Korea's traded fire over a sea border after South Korea warned North Korea of immediate retaliation if any ordinance was fired across the border. North Korea had declared a no-go area in disputed waters warning South Korea that it would be using live fire while conducting drills.

Another shooting took place at Fort Hood with 4 people killed, including the gunman, and 14 injured. President Obama has vowed to get to the bottom of the shooting.

A Senate report claims the CIA mislead the US and that the "enhanced interrogations" contributed almost nothing in the fight against al-Qaeda. The Senate Intelligence Committee voted to declassify portions of the report on the CIA's torture program.

The Philippines has filed a case after a Chinese navy vessel tried to prevent a Philippine supply boat from delivering supplies to a disputed island. The confrontation was captured on film by reporters on board the Philippine boat.