Korean shipping disaster

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Emergency services are continuing to search overnight for almost 300 people missing after a ferry carrying 462 people sank off South Korea. Officials say 174 people were rescued from the ship, which was travelling from Incheon Port, in the north-west, to the southern resort island of Jeju. Emergency teams have been using floodlights and flares to search the vessel for passengers into the night. At least six people are thought to have died, with dozens more injured. Continue reading the main story Analysis Martin Patience BBC News, Seoul South Korean TV networks are constantly replaying dramatic footage of the rescue efforts. It shows an armada of small boats motoring right up beside the ferry, which listed heavily on its side before sinking. What makes this accident even more distressing is the fact that among those on board were high school students on a trip to a holiday island. Relatives and friends of those on board are posting on social media sites asking for any news or information about loved ones. Dramatic rescue It is not yet clear what caused the ship to list at a severe angle and flip over, leaving only a small part of its hull visible above water. Rescue efforts are concentrated on the ship's wreckage, which sank in 30 metres of water. Many passengers are thought to be trapped inside.

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