A South Korean passenger ship with 300 to 500 passengers on board is reported to be sinking.
Breaking : Passenger ship is now sinking at Jindo, Jeolla province in S.#Korea. YTN says 350-500 passengers is now on board.
— Jaehwan Cho 조재환 (@hohocho) April 16, 2014
Yonhap says 324 students(including 10 teachers) are now wearing life jacket and waiting for Marine police operation. #Korea
— Jaehwan Cho 조재환 (@hohocho) April 16, 2014
Rescue operations is now in progress. 2 marine police Helicopters are now at rescue scene. Only 5 passengers were rescued at this time.
— Jaehwan Cho 조재환 (@hohocho) April 16, 2014
Photo of South Korean ferry sinking off southern coast from local TV. Appears to be almost completely capsized. pic.twitter.com/A7y8g1nouj
— Alastair Gale (@AlastairGale) April 16, 2014
New look of current situation of sinking SEWOL ship. #Korea pic.twitter.com/kCd6pO4C1m
— Jaehwan Cho 조재환 (@hohocho) April 16, 2014
South Korean ferry now looks to be almost completely submerged. Japanese reporter in Seoul just said passengers urged to jump ship.
— justin mccurry (@justinmccurry) April 16, 2014
Good news if true:
All passengers on capsized ferry rescued — South Korean media.
— Alastair Gale (@AlastairGale) April 16, 2014
[Update]
The latest news:
4 dead and 300 people missing after ferry sinks off South Korea http://t.co/PwvOYdfxUZ
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) April 16, 2014
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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