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Hopes drown with South Korean ferry for hundreds
A multi-storey 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 ships and helicopters.
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Hopes drown with South Korean ferry for hundreds
Rescued passengers cry at a gym where rescued passengers gather in Jindo
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Hopes drown with South Korean ferry for hundreds
Maritime police search for missing passengers in front of the South Korean ferry "Sewol" which sank at the sea off Jindo
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Hopes drown with South Korean ferry for hundreds
In this screen shot handout of helicopter camera provided by the Republic of Korea Coat Guard, the ferry is seen sinking off as the rescue work continues the coast of Jindo Island
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Hopes drown with South Korean ferry for hundreds
A relative of one of the missing ferry passengers cries at Jindo port in Jindo-gun, South Korea
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Hopes drown with South Korean ferry for hundreds
South Korean ferry "Sewol" (left) is seen sinking at the sea off Jindo, as lighting flares are released for a night search
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Hopes drown with South Korean ferry for hundreds
Relatives of missing people wait at a Jindo port
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Hopes drown with South Korean ferry for hundreds
Maritime police search for missing passengers near the South Korean ferry "Sewol"
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Hopes drown with South Korean ferry for hundreds
Relatives of missing people wait at a Jindo port
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Hopes drown with South Korean ferry for hundreds
South Korean ferry "Sewol" is seen sinking at the sea off Jindo