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| South Korea ferry captain arrest warrant sought | |
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| Prosecutors in South Korea have asked a court to issue an arrest warrant for the captain of the ferry that sank on Wednesday, officials say. | Prosecutors in South Korea have asked a court to issue an arrest warrant for the captain of the ferry that sank on Wednesday, officials say. |
| It was earlier revealed that a junior officer - and not the captain - was at the helm of the ferry when it capsized. | It was earlier revealed that a junior officer - and not the captain - was at the helm of the ferry when it capsized. |
| Efforts to find the 268 people still missing have been hampered by low visibility and strong currents. | Efforts to find the 268 people still missing have been hampered by low visibility and strong currents. |
| Twenty-eight people are now known to have died in the disaster, with 179 people rescued. | Twenty-eight people are now known to have died in the disaster, with 179 people rescued. |
| Coast guard officials said on Friday two divers managed to enter the cargo bay of the vessel, but could not identify or rescue anyone due to items obstructing the way. | |
| Strong currents and low visibility were still hampering search efforts. | |
| Wrong manoeuvre? | |
| The vessel - named Sewol - had been travelling from Incheon, in the north-west, to the southern resort island of Jeju. It capsized and sank within a period of two hours, officials said. | |
| Some 350 of those on board were students from Danwon High School in Ansan, a suburb of Seoul, who were on an outing when the ferry sank. | |
| Investigations are focusing on the sharp turn the vessel took before it started listing and whether an evacuation order by the captain could have saved lives. | |
| In addition to the captain, arrest warrants are also being sought for two other crew members, reports say. | |
| "The joint investigation team of police and prosecutors asked for warrants to arrest three crew, including the captain," a coast guard official in Makpo told AFP. | |
| The vice principal of Danwon High School, who was rescued from the ferry, was found dead on nearby Jindo island on Friday. | |
| Kang Min-Kyu, 52, had been missing since Thursday and was discovered hanging from a tree near the gym on Jindo island - where many of the relatives of missing passengers have been staying. |