South korea ferry disaster

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SEOUL, South Korea -- Divers were battling strong currents around a sunken ferry in the hunt for survivors, officials in South Korea said Wednesday as the increasingly desperate rescue operation was extended into the hours of darkness.

Almost 300 passengers were still missing at 6 a.m. ET, nine hours after the Sewol capsized and tilted into freezing cold waters off the country’s southwest coast. Many of the missing are high school students on a field trip.

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