The recent Soma mining disaster in Turkey led to the death of more than 300 miners. A number of mining executives have been detained on suspicion of negligence. The Turkish government has been criticized for not enforcing safety standards in Turkish mines.
The South Korean Sewol ferry disaster caused the death of more than 300 people mainly school children. The captain and many of the crew have been arrested and face charges of manslaughter and criminal negligence. South Korean President Park Geun-hye has disbanded the coast guard and criticized the crew.
Malaysian Airline flight MH370 disappeared with a loss of almost 250 lives, the majority Chinese. In the absence of any debris it is impossible to discover what caused it to disappear. Nothing suggests that the aircraft's disappearance was due to natural phenomena. The assumption must, therefore, be that its disappearance was the result of either some criminal act or possibly the failure of machinery as a result of faults in maintenance or manufacture.
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