Divers Seeking Life Inside Korea Ferry Hindered by Cold Sea
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Dozens of speedboats encircled the upside-down blue bow of the Sewol, the only remaining visible piece of the South Korean ferry that sank April 16. They each carried several rescue workers.
But only a handful of divers were actually in the water as the waves, rain and fog intensified yesterday, a sign of the difficulty in reaching hundreds of people who may still be trapped. From the pilothouse of the Mokpo Coast Guard 123, a vessel aiding the effort, a radar screen was packed with blurry green dots, showing how many boats were deployed in the search.