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his photo taken at sea some 20 kilometres off the island of Byungpoong in Jindo on April 16, 2014 shows coast guard members searching for passengers near a South Korean ferry that capsized on its way to Jeju island from Incheon. (AFP Photo / Dong-A Ilbo)


283 missing, 4 dead in South Korea ferry disaster

283 missing, 4 dead in South Korea ferry disaster

by | Apr 16, 2014 | World

Mokpo, AP—A ferry carrying 462 people, mostly high school students on an overnight trip to a tourist island, sank off South Korea’s southern coast on Wednesday, leaving more than 280 people missing despite a frantic, hours-long rescue by dozens of ships and...