韓国旅客船沈没、5年前の日本の類似事故は死者ゼロ その違いは?

多数の死者・安否不明者を出した韓国の旅客船セウォル号の沈没事故をめぐり、5年前に日本で起きた横転事故との比較が韓国で注目されている。乗客数は大きく異なるが、共通点も多いからだ。日本での死者はゼロ。二つの事故からくむべき教訓は何か。
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韓国船沈没、5年前に日本で類似事故 乗客避難対応に差

多数の死者・安否不明者を出した韓国の旅客船セウォル号の沈没事故をめぐり、5年前に日本で起きた横転事故との比較が韓国で注目されている。乗客数は大きく異なるが、共通点も多いからだ。日本での死者はゼロ。二つの事故からくむべき教訓は何か。

フェリーありあけ号の事故は2009年11月、三重県沖の熊野灘で発生。運輸安全委員会の報告書によると、航行中に高波を受けて船体が傾き、コンテナを固定していたチェーンが破断するなどして荷崩れした。最終的に横倒しになった。座礁したため沈没は免れた。

ただ、乗客7人と乗員21人は全員無事だった。閑散期で乗客が少なかったことに加え、船が大きく傾いた約35分後、船長が乗客を船内最上部に誘導するよう指示したことが奏功した。船長らは船に残り、最後は海に飛び込んで救助された。運輸安全委は「積み荷を効果的に固定していなかった」と指摘しつつ、「船長が指揮する態勢ができており、非常時の対応が組織的に行われた」と事故後の対応は評価した。

セウォル号とありあけ号は同じ日本の造船所で建造され、2隻はかつて同じ運航会社に所属するフェリーだった。韓国紙は船の規模や傾き方が似た事例として取り上げ、死者が出なかったことを強調した。

セウォル号の事故原因ははっきりしていないが、急旋回による荷崩れが転覆を招いたとの見方が有力だ。一部の現地メディアは、規定以上の積み荷を載せた「過積載」の疑いも指摘する。

事故後、船長らが乗客に船内にとどまるよう指示を続けたことが被害を広げたという批判も強い。明らかになった管制センターとのやりとりによると、セウォル号は通報から約25分後、乗客を脱出させるよう求められたが、できなかった。

■荷物固定、規制のきっかけに

ありあけ号の事故を受けた国土交通省の調査では、船が大きく傾く事例は10年5月までの10年間で25件。うち16件で荷崩れが疑われた。同省は11年4月、業界に対し、コンテナ固定装置の設置を通達で義務づけ、固定方法の改善や荒天時の積み込み制限を求めた。

ありあけ号の事故調査に関わった海上技術安全研究所(東京)の田村兼吉・海難事故解析センター長は「ありあけ号も乗客が多ければ、被害が大きくなった可能性があった。船がバランスを崩さないよう、過積載を防ぎ、積み荷をしっかり固定することが大事だ。45度程度傾くと、元に戻せなくなる。今回もその時点で乗客を脱出させていれば、被害を減らせたかもしれない」と指摘する。(工藤隆治、高久潤、鬼原民幸)

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Coast guard members search for passengers near a South Korean ferry (C) that capsized on its way to Jeju island from Incheon, at sea some 20 kilometres off the island of Byungpoong in Jindo on April 17, 2014. South Korean rescue teams, including elite navy SEAL divers, raced to find up to 293 people missing from a capsized ferry carrying 459 passengers and crew -- mostly high school students bound for a holiday island. AFP PHOTO AFP PHOTO / ED JONES (Photo credit should read ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Family Members Gather At South Korean Ferry Disaster Rescue Site(48 of147)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 17: A relative weeps as she waits for missing passengers of a sunken ferry at Jindo port on April 17, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. At least six people are reported dead, with 290 still missing. The ferry identified as the Sewol was carrying about 470 passengers, including students and teachers, traveling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Family Members At South Korean Ferry Disaster Rescue Site(49 of147)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 17: A relative weeps as she waits for missing passengers of a sunken ferry at Jindo port on April 17, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. Six are dead, and 290 are missing as reported. The ferry identified as the Sewol was carrying about 470 passengers, including the students and teachers, traveling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 17: Relatives weep as they wait for missing passengers of a sunken ferry at Jindo port on April 17, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. Six are dead, and 290 are missing as reported. The ferry identified as the Sewol was carrying about 470 passengers, including the students and teachers, traveling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Family Members At South Korean Ferry Disaster Rescue Site(51 of147)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 17: A relative weeps as she waits for missing passengers of a sunken ferry at Jindo port on April 17, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. Six are dead, and 290 are missing as reported. The ferry identified as the Sewol was carrying about 470 passengers, including the students and teachers, traveling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Family Members At South Korean Ferry Disaster Rescue Site(52 of147)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 17: South Korean President Park Geun-Hye talk with relatives of missing passengers of a sunken ferry at Jindo gymnasium on April 17, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. Six are dead, and 290 are missing as reported. The ferry identified as the Sewol was carrying about 470 passengers, including the students and teachers, traveling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 17: South Korean President Park Geun-Hye talks with relatives of missing passengers of a sunken ferry at Jindo gymnasium on April 17, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. Six are dead, and 290 are missing as reported. The ferry identified as the Sewol was carrying about 470 passengers, including the students and teachers, traveling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 17: South Korean President Park Geun-Hye talks with relatives of missing passengers of a sunken ferry at Jindo gymnasium on April 17, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. Six are dead, and 290 are missing as reported. The ferry identified as the Sewol was carrying about 470 passengers, including the students and teachers, traveling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 17: South Korean President Park Geun-Hye talks with relatives of missing passengers of a sunken ferry at Jindo gymnasium on April 17, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. Six are dead, and 290 are missing as reported. The ferry identified as the Sewol was carrying about 470 passengers, including the students and teachers, traveling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 17: South Korean President Park Geun-Hye talks with relatives of missing passengers of a sunken ferry at Jindo gymnasium on April 17, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. Six are dead, and 290 are missing as reported. The ferry identified as the Sewol was carrying about 470 passengers, including the students and teachers, traveling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 17: South Korean President Park Geun-Hye talks with relatives of missing passengers of a sunken ferry at Jindo gymnasium on April 17, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. Six are dead, and 290 are missing as reported. The ferry identified as the Sewol was carrying about 470 passengers, including the students and teachers, traveling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 17: South Korean President Park Geun-Hye talks with relatives of missing passengers of a sunken ferry at Jindo gymnasium on April 17, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. Six are dead, and 290 are missing as reported. The ferry identified as the Sewol was carrying about 470 passengers, including the students and teachers, traveling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 17: South Korean President Park Geun-Hye talks with relatives of missing passengers of a sunken ferry at Jindo gymnasium on April 17, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. Six are dead, and 290 are missing as reported. The ferry identified as the Sewol was carrying about 470 passengers, including the students and teachers, traveling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Family Members At South Korean Ferry Disaster Rescue Site(60 of147)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 17: South Korean President Park Geun-Hye talks with relatives of missing passengers of a sunken ferry at Jindo gymnasium on April 17, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. Six are dead, and 290 are missing as reported. The ferry identified as the Sewol was carrying about 470 passengers, including the students and teachers, traveling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 17: Relatives wait for missing passengers of a sunken ferry at Jindo gymnasium on April 17, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. Six are dead, and 290 are missing as reported. The ferry identified as the Sewol was carrying about 470 passengers, including the students and teachers, traveling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Family Members At South Korean Ferry Disaster Rescue Site(62 of147)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 17: Relatives wait for missing passengers of a sunken ferry at Jindo gymnasium on April 17, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. Six are dead, and 290 are missing as reported. The ferry identified as the Sewol was carrying about 470 passengers, including the students and teachers, traveling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Family Members At South Korean Ferry Disaster Rescue Site(63 of147)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 17: A relative weeps as she waits for missing passengers of a sunken ferry at Jindo gymnasium on April 17, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. Six are dead, and 290 are missing as reported. The ferry identified as the Sewol was carrying about 470 passengers, including the students and teachers, traveling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Family Members At South Korean Ferry Disaster Rescue Site(64 of147)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 17: Relatives wait for missing passengers of a sunken ferry at Jindo gymnasium on April 17, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. Six are dead, and 290 are missing as reported. The ferry identified as the Sewol was carrying about 470 passengers, including the students and teachers, traveling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 17: A relative weeps as she waits for missing passengers of a sunken ferry at Jindo gymnasium on April 17, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. Six are dead, and 290 are missing as reported. The ferry identified as the Sewol was carrying about 470 passengers, including the students and teachers, traveling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Family Members At South Korean Ferry Disaster Rescue Site(66 of147)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 17: Relatives wait for missing passengers of a sunken ferry at Jindo gymnasium on April 17, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. Six are dead, and 290 are missing as reported. The ferry identified as the Sewol was carrying about 470 passengers, including the students and teachers, traveling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 17: A relative weeps as she waits for missing passengers of a sunken ferry at Jindo gymnasium on April 17, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. Six are dead, and 290 are missing as reported. The ferry identified as the Sewol was carrying about 470 passengers, including the students and teachers, traveling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Family Members At South Korean Ferry Disaster Rescue Site(68 of147)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 17: Relatives wait for missing passengers of a sunken ferry at Jindo gymnasium on April 17, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. Six are dead, and 290 are missing as reported. The ferry identified as the Sewol was carrying about 470 passengers, including the students and teachers, traveling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Family Members At South Korean Ferry Disaster Rescue Site(69 of147)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 17: Relatives wait for missing passengers of a sunken ferry at Jindo gymnasium on April 17, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. Six are dead, and 290 are missing as reported. The ferry identified as the Sewol was carrying about 470 passengers, including the students and teachers, traveling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Family Members At South Korean Ferry Disaster Rescue Site(70 of147)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 17: Relatives wait for missing passengers of a sunken ferry at Jindo gymnasium on April 17, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. Six are dead, and 290 are missing as reported. The ferry identified as the Sewol was carrying about 470 passengers, including the students and teachers, traveling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 18: South Korean team search for missing passengers at the site of the sunken ferry off the coast of Jindo Island on April 18, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. At least twenty eight people are reported dead, with 268 still missing. The ferry identified as the Sewol was transporting about 475 passengers, including students and teachers, travelling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 18: South Korean rescue teams work near to the buoys installed to mark the position of the sunken ferry on April 18, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. At least twenty eight people are reported dead, with 268 still missing. The ferry identified as the Sewol was transporting about 475 passengers, including students and teachers, travelling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 18: South Korean Navy rescue teams work near to the buoys installed to mark the position of the sunken ferry on April 18, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. At least twenty eight people are reported dead, with 268 still missing. The ferry identified as the Sewol was transporting about 475 passengers, including students and teachers, travelling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 18: South Korean Navy rescue teams search for missing passengers at the site of the sunken ferry off the coast of Jindo Island on April 18, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. At least twenty eight people are reported dead, with 268 still missing. The ferry identified as the Sewol was transporting about 475 passengers, including students and teachers, travelling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 18: South Korean team search for missing passengers at the site of the sunken ferry off the coast of Jindo Island on April 18, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. At least twenty eight people are reported dead, with 268 still missing. The ferry identified as the Sewol was transporting about 475 passengers, including students and teachers, travelling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 18: South Korean rescue teams work near to the buoys installed to mark the position of the sunken ferry on April 18, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. At least twenty eight people are reported dead, with 268 still missing. The ferry identified as the Sewol was transporting about 475 passengers, including students and teachers, travelling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 18: A rescue diver swims near the buoys installed to mark the position of the sunken ferry at Jindo port on April 18, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. At least twenty eight people are reported dead, with 268 still missing. The ferry identified as the Sewol was transporting about 475 passengers, including students and teachers, travelling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 18: South Korean Navy rescue teams search for missing passengers at the site of the sunken ferry off the coast of Jindo Island on April 18, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. At least twenty eight people are reported dead, with 268 still missing. The ferry identified as the Sewol was transporting about 475 passengers, including students and teachers, travelling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 18: South Korean Navy rescue teams try to install buoys to mark the postion of the sunken ferry at Jindo port on April 18, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. At least twenty eight people are reported dead, with 268 still missing. The ferry identified as the Sewol was transporting about 475 passengers, including students and teachers, travelling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Rescue Work Continues At South Korean Ferry Disaster Site(80 of147)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 18: A South Korean team searches for missing passengers at the site of the sunken ferry off the coast of Jindo Island on April 18, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. At least twenty eight people are reported dead, with 268 still missing. The ferry identified as the Sewol was transporting about 475 passengers, including students and teachers, travelling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Rescue Work Continues At South Korean Ferry Disaster Site(81 of147)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 18: A South Korean team searches for missing passengers at the site of the sunken ferry off the coast of Jindo Island on April 18, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. At least twenty eight people are reported dead, with 268 still missing. The ferry identified as the Sewol was transporting about 475 passengers, including students and teachers, travelling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 18: South Korean Navy rescue teams install buoys to mark the position of the sunken ferry at Jindo port on April 18, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. At least twenty eight people are reported dead, with 268 still missing. The ferry identified as the Sewol was transporting about 475 passengers, including students and teachers, travelling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 18: A giant offshore crane arrives near to the buoys installed to mark the postion of the sunken ferry at the site of the ferry off the coast of Jindo Island on April 18, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. At least twenty eight people are reported dead, with 268 still missing. The ferry identified as the Sewol was transporting about 475 passengers, including students and teachers, travelling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 18: Relatives wait for missing passengers of a sunken ferry at Jindo gymnasium on April 18, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. At least twenty eight people are reported dead, with 268 still missing. The ferry identified as the Sewol was carrying about 470 passengers, including the students and teachers, traveling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 18: Relatives wait for missing passengers of a sunken ferry at Jindo gymnasium on April 18, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. At least twenty eight people are reported dead, with 268 still missing. The ferry identified as the Sewol was carrying about 470 passengers, including the students and teachers, traveling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 19: Oil spill from the sunken ferry off the coast of Jindo Island on April 19, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. At least twenty nine people are reported dead, with 267 still missing. The ferry identified as the Sewol was transporting about 475 passengers, including students and teachers, travelling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 19: Divers with the South Korean Navy search for missing passengers at the site of the sunken ferry off the coast of Jindo Island on April 19, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. At least twenty nine people are reported dead, with 267 still missing. The ferry identified as the Sewol was transporting about 475 passengers, including students and teachers, travelling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 19: Divers with the South Korean Navy search for missing passengers at the site of the sunken ferry off the coast of Jindo Island on April 19, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. At least twenty nine people are reported dead, with 267 still missing. The ferry identified as the Sewol was transporting about 475 passengers, including students and teachers, travelling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A relative strikes a police spokesman during a briefing on the ongoing rescue and recovery operations of the sunken South Korean ferry \'Sewol\', at a gymnasium used as a gathering point for family members of missing passengers, in Jindo on April 19, 2014. Investigators arrested the captain accused of abandoning the South Korean ferry that capsized three days ago with 476 people on board, as divers finally accessed the submerged vessel and spotted bodies inside. AFP PHOTO / ED JONES (Photo credit should read ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Ferry Disaster Devastates Danwon High School(90 of147)
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ANSAN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 18: Friends, relatives and neighbors gather for a candlelight vigil at Danwon High School on April 18, 2014 in Ansan, South Korea. 325 students and 15 teachers of Danwon High School on a school trip were among the 477 passengers on board the ferry capsized off of Jindo Island in South Korea on April 16, 2014. (Photo by Shannon Jensen/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Ferry Disaster Devastates Danwon High School(91 of147)
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ANSAN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 18: Two students read the news on a phone at the edge of a press conference at Danwon High School announcing the vice principal\'s suicide on April 18, 2014 in Ansan, South Korea. The vice principal reportedly committed suicide after being rescued from the capsized ferry. 325 students and 15 teachers of Danwon High School on a school trip were among the 477 passengers on board the ferry capsized off of Jindo Island in South Korea on April 16, 2014. (Photo by Shannon Jensen/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Ferry Disaster Devastates Danwon High School(92 of147)
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ANSAN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 18: Students\' belongings remain on their desks as they left them in a second year classroom at Danwon High School on April 18, 2014 in Ansan, South Korea. 325 second-year students and 15 teachers of Danwon High School on a school trip were among the 477 passengers on board the ferry that capsized off of Jindo Island in South Korea on April 16, 2014. (Photo by Shannon Jensen/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Ferry Disaster Devastates Danwon High School(93 of147)
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ANSAN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 18: Flowers line one of the hallways of Ansan Hospital\'s funeral home in honor of two deceased students on April 18, 2014 in Ansan, South Korea. Students have come to pay their respects. Korean funerals last for three days. 325 students and 15 teachers of Danwon High School on a school trip were among the 477 passengers on board the ferry capsized off of Jindo Island in South Korea on April 16, 2014. (Photo by Shannon Jensen/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 20: Relatives of missing passengers from the sunken ferry scuffle with police as they try to go to the presidential house on April 20, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. At least forty six people are reported dead, with 256 still missing. The ferry identified as the Sewol was carrying about 470 passengers, including the students and teachers, traveling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 20: Relatives of missing passengers from the sunken ferry grieve as they try to go to the presidential house on April 20, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. At least forty six people are reported dead, with 256 still missing. The ferry identified as the Sewol was carrying about 470 passengers, including the students and teachers, traveling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 20: Relatives of missing passengers from the sunken ferry scuffle with police as they try to go to the presidential house on April 20, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. At least forty six people are reported dead, with 256 still missing. The ferry identified as the Sewol was carrying about 470 passengers, including the students and teachers, traveling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 20: Relatives of missing passengers from the sunken ferry scuffle with police as they try to go to the presidential house on April 20, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. At least forty six people are reported dead, with 256 still missing. The ferry identified as the Sewol was carrying about 470 passengers, including the students and teachers, traveling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 20: Relatives of missing passengers from the sunken ferry scuffle with police as they try to go to the presidential house on April 20, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. At least twenty eight people are reported dead, with 268 still missing. The ferry identified as the Sewol was carrying about 470 passengers, including the students and teachers, traveling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 20: A relative of missing passengers from the sunken ferry scuffles with police as they try to go to the presidential house on April 20, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. At least forty six people are reported dead, with 256 still missing. The ferry identified as the Sewol was carrying about 470 passengers, including the students and teachers, traveling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 20: Relatives of missing passengers from the sunken ferry scuffle with police as they try to go to the presidential house on April 20, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. At least forty six people are reported dead, with 256 still missing. The ferry identified as the Sewol was carrying about 470 passengers, including the students and teachers, traveling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 20: Rescue works carry a victim of the sunken ferry off the coast of Jindo Island on April 20, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. At least forty six people are reported dead, with 256 still missing. The ferry identified as the Sewol was carrying about 470 passengers, including the students and teachers, traveling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 20: Rescue works carry a victim of the sunken ferry off the coast of Jindo Island on April 20, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. At least forty six people are reported dead, with 256 still missing. The ferry identified as the Sewol was carrying about 470 passengers, including the students and teachers, traveling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 20: Rescue works carry a victim of the sunken ferry off the coast of Jindo Island on April 20, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. At least forty six people are reported dead, with 256 still missing. The ferry identified as the Sewol was carrying about 470 passengers, including the students and teachers, traveling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
A U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 lands on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) April 17, 2014, in the Ea(104 of147)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 21: A relative checks lists of dead of the sunken ferry at Jindo port on April 21, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. At least sixty four people are reported dead, with 238 still missing. The ferry identified as the Sewol was carrying about 470 passengers, including the students and teachers, traveling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Keeping records on the bridge of the USS Preble -- 131004-N-TX154-039(106 of147)
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Rescue Work Continues At South Korean Ferry Disaster Site(107 of147)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 21: Relatives wait for missing passengers of a sunken ferry at Jindo port on April 21, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. At least sixty four people are reported dead, with 238 still missing. The ferry identified as the Sewol was carrying about 470 passengers, including the students and teachers, traveling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Rescue Work Continues At South Korean Ferry Disaster Site(108 of147)
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JINDO-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 21: A relative weeps as she waits for missing passengers of a sunken ferry at Jindo port on April 21, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. At least sixty four people are reported dead, with 238 still missing. The ferry identified as the Sewol was carrying about 470 passengers, including the students and teachers, traveling to Jeju Island. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Families Mourn Loss At Group Memorial Altar In Ansan(109 of147)
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ANSAN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 23: Students from Danwon high school pay tribute at a group memorial altar for victims of sunken passengers ship at the Ansan Olympic Memorial Hall on April 23, 2014 in Ansan, South Korea. At the altar, Friends and relatives are able to pay tribute to those who have passed in the April 16 ferry disaster off of Jindo Island in South Korea. The confirmed death toll now reached 130, and more than 170 people are still missing, as reported. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Families Mourn Loss At Group Memorial Altar In Ansan(110 of147)
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ANSAN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 23: A woman weeps after tribute at a group memorial altar for victims of sunken passengers ship at the Ansan Olympic Memorial Hall on April 23, 2014 in Ansan, South Korea. At the altar, Friends and relatives are able to pay tribute to those who have passed in the April 16 ferry disaster off of Jindo Island in South Korea. The confirmed death toll now reached 130, and more than 170 people are still missing, as reported. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Families Mourn Loss At Group Memorial Altar In Ansan(111 of147)
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ANSAN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 23: A man weeps after tribute at a group memorial altar for victims of sunken passengers ship at the Ansan Olympic Memorial Hall on April 23, 2014 in Ansan, South Korea. At the altar, Friends and relatives are able to pay tribute to those who have passed in the April 16 ferry disaster off of Jindo Island in South Korea. The confirmed death toll now reached 130, and more than 170 people are still missing, as reported. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Families Mourn Loss At Group Memorial Altar In Ansan(112 of147)
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ANSAN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 23: A woman pays a tribute at a group memorial altar for victims of sunken passengers ship at the Ansan Olympic Memorial Hall on April 23, 2014 in Ansan, South Korea. At the altar, Friends and relatives are able to pay tribute to those who have passed in the April 16 ferry disaster off of Jindo Island in South Korea. The confirmed death toll now reached 130, and more than 170 people are still missing, as reported. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Families Mourn Loss At Group Memorial Altar In Ansan(113 of147)
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ANSAN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 23: Students from Danwon high school pay tribute at a group memorial altar for victims of sunken passengers ship at the Ansan Olympic Memorial Hall on April 23, 2014 in Ansan, South Korea. At the altar, Friends and relatives are able to pay tribute to those who have passed in the April 16 ferry disaster off of Jindo Island in South Korea. The confirmed death toll now reached 130, and more than 170 people are still missing, as reported. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Families Mourn Loss At Group Memorial Altar In Ansan(114 of147)
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ANSAN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 23: Students from Danwon high school pay tribute at a group memorial altar for victims of sunken passengers ship at the Ansan Olympic Memorial Hall on April 23, 2014 in Ansan, South Korea. At the altar, Friends and relatives are able to pay tribute to those who have passed in the April 16 ferry disaster off of Jindo Island in South Korea. The confirmed death toll now reached 130, and more than 170 people are still missing, as reported. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Families Mourn Loss At Group Memorial Altar In Ansan(115 of147)
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ANSAN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 23: Students from Danwon high school weep after tribute at a group memorial altar for victims of sunken passengers ship at the Ansan Olympic Memorial Hall on April 23, 2014 in Ansan, South Korea. At the altar, Friends and relatives are able to pay tribute to those who have passed in the April 16 ferry disaster off of Jindo Island in South Korea. The confirmed death toll now reached 130, and more than 170 people are still missing, as reported. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Families Mourn Loss At Group Memorial Altar In Ansan(116 of147)
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ANSAN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 23: A funeral service employee puts up a portrait of a victim of sunken passenger at group memorial altar at the Ansan Olympic Memorial Hall on April 23, 2014 in Ansan, South Korea. At the altar, Friends and relatives are able to pay tribute to those who have passed in the April 16 ferry disaster off of Jindo Island in South Korea. The confirmed death toll now reached 130, and more than 170 people are still missing, as reported. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Families Mourn Loss At Group Memorial Altar In Ansan(117 of147)
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ANSAN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 23: A woman weeps as she read messages wishing for the safe return of missing passengers of sunken passengers ship at Danwon high school on April 23, 2014 in Ansan, South Korea. At the altar, Friends and relatives are able to pay tribute to those who have passed in the April 16 ferry disaster off of Jindo Island in South Korea. The confirmed death toll now reached 150, and more than 150 people are still missing, as reported. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Families Mourn Loss At Group Memorial Altar In Ansan(118 of147)
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ANSAN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 23: A woman attach messages wishing for the safe return of missing passengers of sunken passengers ship at Danwon high school on April 23, 2014 in Ansan, South Korea. At the altar, Friends and relatives are able to pay tribute to those who have passed in the April 16 ferry disaster off of Jindo Island in South Korea. The confirmed death toll now reached 150, and more than 150 people are still missing, as reported. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Families Mourn Loss At Group Memorial Altar In Ansan(119 of147)
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ANSAN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 23: A woman weeps as she read messages wishing for the safe return of missing passengers of sunken passengers ship at Danwon high school on April 23, 2014 in Ansan, South Korea. At the altar, Friends and relatives are able to pay tribute to those who have passed in the April 16 ferry disaster off of Jindo Island in South Korea. The confirmed death toll now reached 150, and more than 150 people are still missing, as reported. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Families Mourn Loss At Group Memorial Altar In Ansan(120 of147)
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ANSAN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 23: South Korean mouners pay a tribute at a group memorial altar for victims of sunken passengers ship at the Ansan Olympic Memorial Hall on April 23, 2014 in Ansan, South Korea. At the altar, Friends and relatives are able to pay tribute to those who have passed in the April 16 ferry disaster off of Jindo Island in South Korea. The confirmed death toll now reached 130, and more than 170 people are still missing, as reported. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Families Mourn Loss At Group Memorial Altar In Ansan(121 of147)
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ANSAN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 23: South Korean mourners weep after tribute at a group memorial altar for victims of sunken passengers ship at the Ansan Olympic Memorial Hall on April 23, 2014 in Ansan, South Korea. At the altar, Friends and relatives are able to pay tribute to those who have passed in the April 16 ferry disaster off of Jindo Island in South Korea. The confirmed death toll now reached 130, and more than 170 people are still missing, as reported. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Families Mourn Loss At Group Memorial Altar In Ansan(122 of147)
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ANSAN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 23: South Korean students weep after tribute at a group memorial altar for victims of sunken passengers ship at the Ansan Olympic Memorial Hall on April 23, 2014 in Ansan, South Korea. At the altar, Friends and relatives are able to pay tribute to those who have passed in the April 16 ferry disaster off of Jindo Island in South Korea. The confirmed death toll now reached 130, and more than 170 people are still missing, as reported. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Families Mourn Loss At Group Memorial Altar In Ansan(123 of147)
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ANSAN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 23: South Korean students weep after tribute at a group memorial altar for victims of sunken passengers ship at the Ansan Olympic Memorial Hall on April 23, 2014 in Ansan, South Korea. At the altar, Friends and relatives are able to pay tribute to those who have passed in the April 16 ferry disaster off of Jindo Island in South Korea. The confirmed death toll now reached 130, and more than 170 people are still missing, as reported. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Families Mourn Loss At Group Memorial Altar In Ansan(124 of147)
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ANSAN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 23: South Korean mourners weep after tribute at a group memorial altar for victims of sunken passengers ship at the Ansan Olympic Memorial Hall on April 23, 2014 in Ansan, South Korea. At the altar, Friends and relatives are able to pay tribute to those who have passed in the April 16 ferry disaster off of Jindo Island in South Korea. The confirmed death toll now reached 130, and more than 170 people are still missing, as reported. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Families Mourn Loss At Group Memorial Altar In Ansan(125 of147)
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ANSAN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 23: Students attach messages wishing for the safe return of missing passengers of sunken passengers ship at the Ansan Olympic Memorial Hall on April 23, 2014 in Ansan, South Korea. At the altar, Friends and relatives are able to pay tribute to those who have passed in the April 16 ferry disaster off of Jindo Island in South Korea. The confirmed death toll now reached 130, and more than 170 people are still missing, as reported. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Families Mourn Loss At Group Memorial Altar In Ansan(126 of147)
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ANSAN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 23: Students and citizens hold candles as they pray for the safe return of missing passengers who were travelling aboard south Korean ferry the Sewol, which sank off the coast of Jindo Island, on April 23, 2014 in Ansan, South Korea. The confirmed death toll is reported to have risen to 150, with more than 150 people still missing. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Families Mourn Loss At Group Memorial Altar In Ansan(127 of147)
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ANSAN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 23: A boy attends a candlelit vigil for the safe return of missing passengers who were travelling aboard south Korean ferry the Sewol, which sank off the coast of Jindo Island, on April 23, 2014 in Ansan, South Korea. The confirmed death toll is reported to have risen to 150, with more than 150 people still missing. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Families Mourn Loss At Group Memorial Altar In Ansan(128 of147)
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ANSAN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 23: Students and citizens hold candles as they pray for the safe return of missing passengers who were travelling aboard south Korean ferry the Sewol, which sank off the coast of Jindo Island, on April 23, 2014 in Ansan, South Korea. The confirmed death toll is reported to have risen to 150, with more than 150 people still missing. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Families Mourn Loss At Group Memorial Altar In Ansan(129 of147)
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ANSAN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 23: Students and citizens hold candles as they pray for the safe return of missing passengers who were travelling aboard south Korean ferry the Sewol, which sank off the coast of Jindo Island, on April 23, 2014 in Ansan, South Korea. The confirmed death toll is reported to have risen to 150, with more than 150 people still missing. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
U.S. President Barack Obama Visits South Korea - Day 1(130 of147)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 25: US President Barack Obama, and officials pay a silent tribute for victims of South Korea\'s sunken ferry \'Sewol,\' during a meeting with South Korean President Park Geun-Hye at the presidential Bule House on April 25, 2014 in Seoul, South Korea. The U.S. President is on an Asian tour where he is due to visit Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and the Philippines. (Photo by Jung Yeon - Je-Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-won Announces His Will to Resign(131 of147)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 27: (SOUTH KOREA OUT) South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-Won offering his resignation at the Central Government Complex on April 27, 2014 in Seoul, South Korea. Chung Hong-won offered his resignation responding to the criticism over the government\'s response to the 16 April ferry accident. (Photo by Park Young-Dae-Donga Daily via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-won Announces His Will to Resign(132 of147)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 27: (SOUTH KOREA OUT) South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-Won leaves from the Central Government Complex on April 27, 2014 in Seoul, South Korea. Chung Hong-won offered his resignation responding to the criticism over the government\'s response to the 16 April ferry accident. (Photo by Park Young-Dae-Donga Daily via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
People Pay Respects To Ferry Victims At Official Memorial Altar(133 of147)
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ANSAN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 29: South Koreans pay a tribute at a group memorial altar for victims of the sunken ferry Sewol at the Hwarang Recreation Park on April 29, 2014 in Ansan, South Korea. No survivors have been found since 174 passengers and crew were rescued on the day of the incident, April 16. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
People Pay Respects To Ferry Victims At Official Memorial Altar(134 of147)
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ANSAN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 29: Relatives of a passenger of the sunken ferry Sewol weep as they pay tribute to the victims at Ansan city\'s official memorial altar at the Hwarang Recreation Park on April 29, 2014 in Ansan, South Korea. No survivors have been found since 174 passengers and crew were rescued on the day of the incident, April 16. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
People Pay Respects To Ferry Victims At Official Memorial Altar(135 of147)
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ANSAN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 29: South Koreans pay a tribute at a group memorial altar for victims of the sunken ferry Sewol at the Hwarang Recreation Park on April 29, 2014 in Ansan, South Korea. No survivors have been found since 174 passengers and crew were rescued on the day of the incident, April 16. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
People Pay Respects To Ferry Victims At Official Memorial Altar(136 of147)
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ANSAN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 29: Funeral service employees hold portraits of victims of the sunken ferry Sewol at a group memorial altar at the Hwarang Recreation Park on April 29, 2014 in Ansan, South Korea. No survivors have been found since 174 passengers and crew were rescued on the day of the incident, April 16. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
People Pay Respects To Ferry Victims At Official Memorial Altar(137 of147)
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ANSAN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 29: South Koreans pay a tribute at a group memorial altar for victims of the sunken ferry Sewol at the Hwarang Recreation Park on April 29, 2014 in Ansan, South Korea. No survivors have been found since 174 passengers and crew were rescued on the day of the incident, April 16. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
People Pay Respects To Ferry Victims At Official Memorial Altar(138 of147)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 29: A South Korean woman ties a yellow ribbon of hope for the safe return of missing passengers of sunken ferry Sewol on April 29, 2014 in Seoul, South Korea. No survivors have been found since 174 passengers and crew were rescued on the day of the incident, April 16. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
People Pay Respects To Ferry Victims At Official Memorial Altar(139 of147)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 29: Floral tributes rest next to candles during a candlelight vigil for victims of the sunken ferry Sewol on April 29, 2014 in Seoul, South Korea. No survivors have been found since 174 passengers and crew were rescued on the day of the incident, April 16. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
People Pay Respects To Ferry Victims At Official Memorial Altar(140 of147)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 29: South Koreans pay tribute at a group memorial altar for victims of the sunken ferry Sewol in front of city hall on April 29, 2014 in Seoul, South Korea. No survivors have been found since 174 passengers and crew were rescued on the day of the incident, April 16. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
People Pay Respects To Ferry Victims At Official Memorial Altar(141 of147)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 29: South Koreans pay tribute at a group memorial altar for victims of the sunken ferry Sewol in front of city hall on April 29, 2014 in Seoul, South Korea. No survivors have been found since 174 passengers and crew were rescued on the day of the incident, April 16. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Korean Confederation of Trade Unions Hold May Day Rally In Seoul(142 of147)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MAY 01: A South Korean woman ties a yellow ribbon of hope for the safe return of missing passengers of sunken ferry Sewol at a group memorial altar on May 1, 2014 in Seoul, South Korea. No survivors have been found since 174 passengers and crew were rescued on the day of the incident, April 16. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Korean Confederation of Trade Unions Hold May Day Rally In Seoul(143 of147)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MAY 01: People hold candles as they pray for the safe return of missing passengers and tribute to the victims of the sunken ferry Sewol on May 1, 2014 in Seoul, South Korea. No survivors have been found since 174 passengers and crew were rescued on the day of the incident, April 16. South Korea\'s trade union, the Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU) had announced cancellation of its annual May Day rally to mourn the ferry disaster victims. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Candleight Vigil Held For Victims Of Ferry Disaster(144 of147)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MAY 03: People hold candles as they pray for the safe return of missing passengers and tribute to the victims of the sunken ferry Sewol on May 3, 2014 in Seoul, South Korea. On April 16 the Sewol ferry carrying 476 passengers sunk off the island of Jindo. More than 302 passengers are dead or missing and the cause of the accident is still under investigation. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Candleight Vigil Held For Victims Of Ferry Disaster(145 of147)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MAY 03: South Korean students pray for the safe return of missing passengers and tribute to the victims of the sunken ferry Sewol on May 3, 2014 in Seoul, South Korea. On April 16 the Sewol ferry carrying 476 passengers sunk off the island of Jindo. More than 302 passengers are dead or missing and the cause of the accident is still under investigation. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Candleight Vigil Held For Victims Of Ferry Disaster(146 of147)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MAY 03: People hold candles as they pray for the safe return of missing passengers and tribute to the victims of the sunken ferry Sewol on May 3, 2014 in Seoul, South Korea. On April 16 the Sewol ferry carrying 476 passengers sunk off the island of Jindo. More than 302 passengers are dead or missing and the cause of the accident is still under investigation. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Candleight Vigil Held For Victims Of Ferry Disaster(147 of147)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MAY 03: People hold candles as they pray for the safe return of missing passengers and tribute to the victims of the sunken ferry Sewol on May 3, 2014 in Seoul, South Korea. On April 16 the Sewol ferry carrying 476 passengers sunk off the island of Jindo. More than 302 passengers are dead or missing and the cause of the accident is still under investigation. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)