(Reuters) –South Korea’s coast guards found more bodies of missing ferry passengers on Sunday (April 20) as rescue operations continued and the number of confirmed topped 50. The coast guards moved the bodies from one boat to another to bring them to awaiting family members at the port. More divers managed to gain access to the stricken ship on Sunday as guide ropes were installed to help them through the tricky and fast currents in […]
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South Korea ferry death toll rises, hopes fade for hundreds missing
By Ju-min Park and Jungmin Jang JINDO, South Korea Thu Apr 17, 2014 8:52pm EDT (Reuters) – The death toll from a capsized South Korean passenger ferry rose to 25 on Friday as parents of missing schoolchildren blamed the ship’s captain for the tragedy after he and shipping company officials made emotional apologies for the loss of life. Of 475 passengers and crew on the Sewol ferry, which capsized in calm seas on Wednesday, 179 […]





