South Korean ferry capsizes

Updated On Apr 18, 2014 04:02 pm IST
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A family member of missing passengers who were on the South Korean ferry "Sewol" which sank in the sea off Jindo looks forward to see at a port where family members of missing passengers gathered in Jindo. (REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Apr 18, 2014 04:02 pm IST

A family member of missing passengers who were on the South Korean ferry "Sewol" which sank in the sea off Jindo looks forward to see at a port where family members of missing passengers gathered in Jindo. (REUTERS)

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A South Korean relative (R) sprays alcohol as she prays for the missing passengers of a capsized ferry at a harbor in Jindo as South Korean rescue teams, including elite navy SEAL divers, raced to find up to 293 people missing, mostly high school students bound for a holiday island. (AFP photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Apr 18, 2014 04:02 pm IST

A South Korean relative (R) sprays alcohol as she prays for the missing passengers of a capsized ferry at a harbor in Jindo as South Korean rescue teams, including elite navy SEAL divers, raced to find up to 293 people missing, mostly high school students bound for a holiday island. (AFP photo)

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A woman weeps at a gymnasium used as a gathering point for relatives of missing passengers aboard a capsized ferry, in Jindo. (AFP photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A woman weeps at a gymnasium used as a gathering point for relatives of missing passengers aboard a capsized ferry, in Jindo. (AFP photo)

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South Korean Navy rescue personnel try to install buoys to mark the sunken 6,852-ton ferry Sewol in the water off the southern coast near Jindo, south of Seoul, South Korea. (AP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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South Korean Navy rescue personnel try to install buoys to mark the sunken 6,852-ton ferry Sewol in the water off the southern coast near Jindo, south of Seoul, South Korea. (AP Photo)

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This S Korea Coast Guard handout photo taken at sea some 20 kilometres (12 miles) off the island of Byungpoong, Jindo. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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This S Korea Coast Guard handout photo taken at sea some 20 kilometres (12 miles) off the island of Byungpoong, Jindo. (AFP Photo)

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An injured passenger rescued by S Korean maritime policemen from a sinking ship in the sea off Jindo, is treated at a port in Jindo. (Reuters Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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An injured passenger rescued by S Korean maritime policemen from a sinking ship in the sea off Jindo, is treated at a port in Jindo. (Reuters Photo)

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Helicopters heading to aid 476 passengers and crew aboard a S Korean ferry sinking on its way to Jeju island from Incheon. (Reuters Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Helicopters heading to aid 476 passengers and crew aboard a S Korean ferry sinking on its way to Jeju island from Incheon. (Reuters Photo)

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An injured passenger who was on a sinking ship, is rescued by South Korean maritime policemen, in the sea off Jindo . (Reuters Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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An injured passenger who was on a sinking ship, is rescued by South Korean maritime policemen, in the sea off Jindo . (Reuters Photo)

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This S Korea Coast Guard handout photo taken at sea some 20 kilometres (12 miles) off the island of Byungpoong, Jindo. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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This S Korea Coast Guard handout photo taken at sea some 20 kilometres (12 miles) off the island of Byungpoong, Jindo. (AFP Photo)

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This S Korea Coast Guard handout photo taken at sea some 20 kilometres (12 miles) off the island of Byungpoong, Jindo. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Apr 18, 2014 04:02 pm IST

This S Korea Coast Guard handout photo taken at sea some 20 kilometres (12 miles) off the island of Byungpoong, Jindo. (AFP Photo)

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Helicopters heading to aid 476 passengers and crew aboard a S Korean ferry sinking on its way to Jeju island from Incheon. (AFP Photos) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Apr 18, 2014 04:02 pm IST

Helicopters heading to aid 476 passengers and crew aboard a S Korean ferry sinking on its way to Jeju island from Incheon. (AFP Photos)

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