About 293 missing as ferry sink in South Korea, survivors receive treatment
Seoul/ Jindo, April 16 (ANI): About 293 people went missing after a ferry carrying around 459 passengers sank in cold waters of South Korea’s southern coast on Wednesday. The ferry was carrying 459 people, of whom 164 were rescued, coastguard officials said. Three people were confirmed dead after the ferry listed heavily onto its side and capsized in apparently calm conditions off the coast. Survivors gathered at temporary shelters and received treatment in hospitals. The cause of the disaster was not immediately clear although some survivors reported that the ship appeared to have been involved in some sort of impact. Many of the passengers were children and their teachers from a high school in Seoul on a field trip to Jeju island, about 100 km south of the Korean peninsula. The US Navy has sent a ship to join the search-and-rescue operation for the missing passengers.
