Lee Joon Suk, captain of the South Korean ferry which sunk off the coast of Jindo Island on Wednesday, is facing possible charges of negligence, CNN reports
"I am sorry, I am at a loss for words," he said when asked if he anything to say to the missing passengers' families
According to CNN affiliate YTN, only one out of 46 lifeboats was deployed after the accident on board the ferry, which carried more than 470 people, many of them high school students on a trip to a local island. Of that total, 287 passengers are still missing at sea, and 179 have been rescued. Nine people are confirmed dead, and the death toll is expected to rise. Read more...
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Captain of Sunken South Korea Ferry: 'I'm Sorry'
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