Sinking of 'Sewol' Korean ferry

Tabnabs

Several hundred people remain unaccounted for after a ferry carrying 476 people capsized and sank off South Korea.

The ferry, carrying mainly school students, was travelling from the port of Incheon, in the north-west, to the southern resort island of Jeju.

A major rescue effort is under way, using dozens of ships and helicopters.

Several hours after the disaster, at least 290 people remained missing, local media said.

South Korean officials had earlier said that 368 people had been plucked to safety, but later said there had been a counting error.

They have now revised down the number rescued to about 180, Yonhap news agency reported.

Two people are known to have died and at least 13 others have been injured, reports say.

Images showed the ferry listing at a severe angle and then later almost completely submerged, with only a small part of its hull visible.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27045512



Grim reading and photos. One survivor was interviewed this morning and he reported that they were told to "stay still" over the PA system. A terrible example of crisis management it would seem.

More here http://gcaptain.com/two-dead-scores-rescued-south-korean-ferry/

Cookie_Monster

I wondered about that announcement and were they simply trying not to unbalance the ship initially or some other reaction like that? No excuse for not updating passengers any further though after the first couple of minutes.

It's a dog ugly ship incidentally, like the whole back half got chopped off at some point.