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Ferry sinks off the coast of South Korea

Agencies Published April 16, 2014
South Korean coast guard officers try to rescue passengers from a ferry sinking in the water off the southern coast near Jindo, south of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 16, 2014. – Photo by AP
South Korean coast guard officers try to rescue passengers from a ferry sinking in the water off the southern coast near Jindo, south of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 16, 2014. – Photo by AP
A relative waits for their missing loved one at a port in Jindo, South Korea, Wednesday, April 16, 2014. – Photo by AP
A relative waits for their missing loved one at a port in Jindo, South Korea, Wednesday, April 16, 2014. – Photo by AP
Relatives wait for their missing loved ones at a port in Jindo, South Korea, Wednesday, April 16, 2014. – Photo by AP
Relatives wait for their missing loved ones at a port in Jindo, South Korea, Wednesday, April 16, 2014. – Photo by AP
This handout photo by the South Korea Coast Guard 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 (Centre) that capsized on its way to Jeju island from Incheon. – Photo by AFP
This handout photo by the South Korea Coast Guard 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 (Centre) that capsized on its way to Jeju island from Incheon. – Photo by AFP
Relatives wait for their missing loved ones at a port in Jindo, South Korea, Wednesday, April 16, 2014. – Photo by AP
Relatives wait for their missing loved ones at a port in Jindo, South Korea, Wednesday, April 16, 2014. – Photo by AP
In this image made from video from South Korean Coast Guard shot from a helicopter, a rescue worker, right in black wetsuit, helps people climb onto a side of a ferry sinking off South Korea's southern coast, off the southern coast near Jindo, south of Seoul, Wednesday, April 16, 2014. – Photo by AP
In this image made from video from South Korean Coast Guard shot from a helicopter, a rescue worker, right in black wetsuit, helps people climb onto a side of a ferry sinking off South Korea's southern coast, off the southern coast near Jindo, south of Seoul, Wednesday, April 16, 2014. – Photo by AP
South Korean ferry “Sewol” is seen sinking in the sea off Jindo April 16, 2014, in this picture provided by Korea Coast Guard and released by Yonhap. – Photo by Reuters
South Korean ferry “Sewol” is seen sinking in the sea off Jindo April 16, 2014, in this picture provided by Korea Coast Guard and released by Yonhap. – Photo by Reuters

A ferry carrying 459 people, mostly high school students on an overnight trip to a tourist island, sank off South Korea's southern coast on Wednesday, leaving nearly 300 people missing despite a frantic, hours-long rescue by dozens of ships and helicopters.

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