'Our sea is gone': Haenyeo from Pohang seek answers, compensation

Under the scorching Tuesday morning sun, dozens of women sat shoulder to shoulder on mats outside a high-rise in Seoul's Songpa-gu.

Some were in their 60s and 70s.

Others were well into their 80s.

All wore white towels on their heads and red headbands bearing the phrase "Damage compensation." Some held signs that read: "Our livelihoods have been taken away.

Compensate for the damage!" The 52 women are haenyeo, Korea's traditional female divers, who traveled more than 300 kilometers to Seoul from ...