Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Ship carrying 471 passengers sinking off South Korean coast | ummid.com

Ship carrying 471 passengers sinking off South Korean coast | ummid.com

The 6,825-tonne passenger ship "SEWOL" was sinking in waters off the Jindo Island, just off South Korea's southwest corner, sending out a distress signal at around 8:55 a.m. Wednesday. The ship careened around 60 degrees to the port, Xinhua quoted local broadcaster YTN as saying.