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Photos: South Korean ferry sinks

April 16, 2014 9:47AM ET

Scores feared dead in deadly disaster

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South Korea ferry Sewol sinks
The South Korean ferry "Sewol" sinks in the sea near Jindo, Wednesday, April 16, 2014. Hundreds are unaccounted for in the country's biggest peacetime disaster in nearly 20 years. Yonhap / AFP / Getty Images
South Korea ferry Sewol sinks
South Korea Coast Guard members rescue some of the 477 passengers and crew aboard the ferry as it sinks. Yonhap / AFP / Getty Images
South Korea ferry Sewol sinks
Helicopters are deployed in the rescue. Yonhap / AFP / Getty Images
South Korea ferry Sewol sinks
The keel of the boat rises from the water as the ship sinks deeper into the sea. Hyung Min-woo / Reuters
South Korea ferry Sewol sinks
Rescuers assist a survivor. Yonhap / AFP / Getty Images
South Korea ferry Sewol sinks
The mother of a passenger who was on the sinking ferry reacts after finding her son's name on the list of survivors, posted at a gym where rescued passengers gathered. Kim Hong-Ji / Reuters
South Korea ferry Sewol sinks
A father hugs his daughter who was rescued from the sinking ferry. Kim Hong-Ji / Reuters
South Korea ferry Sewol sinks
A relative waits for their missing loved one at the port in Jindo. Ahn Young-joon / AP