1 / 5   The wreckage of the Sewol ferry has been lifted to an upright position in the southwestern port of Mokpo, some 90 kilometers away from Jindo Island, South Korea on Thursday, to permit a further search of the remains of the victims, citing from a state-run commission, according to Yohap News. /VCG Photo

2 / 5   Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co., a local shipbuilder, was responsible for the operation. 66 steel beams were installed under the ferry and its port side, which were connected to the wires from a 10,000-tonne floating crane. /VCG Photo

3 / 5   According to Kim Chang-jun, chairman of the commission, they would dispatch investigators within several days to conduct a thorough search of the missing bodies in the vessel in three weeks. /VCG Photo

4 / 5   Family members of the victims were in attendance when the vessel was lifted upright and some of them were seen bursting into tears. /VCG Photo  

5 / 5   The 6,800-tonne vessel that carried 476 passengers on board capsized and sank in waters off Jindo Island on April 16, 2014, claiming the lives of 300 people. /VCG Photo