தென் கொரிய படகு விபத்து: படத்தொகுப்பு (South Korean ferry disaster in pictures: Rescue efforts continue)
Relatives carry a coffin containing a victim of the South Korean ferry disaster
Search and rescue workers continued searching for survivors throughout the night
Family members continue the agonising wait for news of their loved ones
Journalists ask ferry captain Lee Joon-seok questions as Lee walked out of court in Mokpo, South Korea
A makeshift morgue waits for victims of the South Korean ferry tragedy despite rescue efforts continuing
Family members are shown footage of divers searching the wreckage
Oil is seen in the area where the ferry sunk off the Southern coast of South Korea
A member from the South Korean Navy dives into the sea
A family member of a missing passenger cries while waiting for further news
Two giant cranes sit near the buoys installed to mark the postion of the sunken ferry in South Korea as the search continues for survivors of the ferry which was carrying mainly students to a four-day field trip on the holiday island of Jeju when it sank.
Bad weather conttinues to hamper rescue operations. ‘There are 160 divers from the special forces but the current is so strong that they are being swept away when they enter the water,’ said Kim Dohyun, a 52-year-old veteran of the Korean Special Forces who was acting as a liaison with the parents.
Family members wait agonisingly on the shore. “We have received at least 20 text messages from children on the boat who are still alive,” said one 42-year-old mother on the jetty, who gave her name as Mrs Jung.
A man sleeps at a gymnasium used as a gathering point for relatives of the missing passengers
Medics attend to a distressed woman
The body of another passenger of the sunken ferry brought ashore on Jindo Island in South Kore
A giant offshore crane which is taking part in the rescue operation
Rescue workers carry the body of a passenger pulled fromt he water
A South Korean monk performs a ritual on the seawall near the scene of the disaster
South Korean rescuers gain access through a bow thruster in their search for missing passengers
South Korean rescuers search tirelessly for missing passengers on board the capsized ferry though worsening weather fuelled the sombre mood. With persistent rain and choppy seas further hindering dive teams already struggling with low visibility and strong currents.
It is still unclear what caused the 6,825-tonne ‘Sewol’ to sink though numerous passengers have spoken of a loud thud with the vessel coming to an abrupt, shuddering halt – suggesting it had run aground or hit a submerged object
Rescue boats surround the sinking ferry
A rescue diver attempts to get close to the ferry despite rough weather hampering efforts
Naval and coastguard vessels used floodlights and flares throughout the night to maintain a search now involving more than 500 divers, 169 vessels and 29 aircraft
Family members survey the sea where the South Korean ferry sank
Family members and survivors of the ferry disaster wait agonisingly for any further news
A grandmother of one of the students is surrounded by journalists as she talks on a phone while waiting for news at an auditorium in Danwon High School in Ansan, South Korea
Relatives of a passenger who is aboard the sunken ferry weep as they wait for any news on the rescue operation
Family members are overcome by emotion as news of the rescue filters through
A family member of a missing passenger who was on the ferry ‘Sewol’ which sank at the sea off Jindo is wheeled into an ambulance after collapsing
In this photo taken at Danwon High School in Ansan personal items belonging to students who were on the sinking ferry sit inside an empty classroom
South Korea Coast Guard members search near a South Korean ferry after it capsized on its way to Jeju island from Incheon, South Korea
South Korean coastguard boats circle the capsized ferry
The ferry is seen here as it rolls, scattering further debris into the water
Passengers cling on to the ferry while waiting to be rescued
Helicopters search for survivors
Moments before the boat capsized passengers are pulled to safety by South Korean Coast Guard
A helicopter performs a dramatic rescue manoeuvre
Passengers jump to safety onto a South Korean police boat
A rescue helicopter flies over the sinking ferry
South Korean coastguard vessels and helicopters attempted to pull passengers off the stricken ferry
A helicopter winches people from the deck of the sinking ferry
Resuce helicopters hover above the capsized ferry
A coast guard surveillance image shows the sinking ship surrounded by flaoting debris
Passengers and crew are brought ashore
Passengers are pulled onto a rescue boat
Passengers, wrapped in blankets, are brought onto land after being rescued from the sinking ferry
A passenger is raced through the crowds after being pulled from the sinking ship.
The mother of a passenger who was on the ferry reacts as she finds her son’s name in the survivors list in Jindo, South Korea