S. Korea Says 290 Missing After Ferry Sinks
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South Korea’s government said 290 people are missing after a ferry carrying hundreds of high school students sank en route to the resort island of Jeju, in what may be the nation’s worst ferry accident in two decades.
At least six people, including a student, died in the accident, which occurred off the southwest corner of the Korean peninsula yesterday, the nation’s disaster control agency said on its website today. Of the 475 passengers and crew, 179 people have been rescued, the agency said. The government yesterday said 368 people had been rescued, a mistake it said was caused by double-counting.