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Passengers aboard the South Korean ferry could not board lifeboats because the vessel had already listed too much, a crew member on the ship said, according to a radio transcript released today.

The dramatic conversation that took place while the Sewol ferry was sinking last Wednesday was released by the search mission's joint task force.

At least 58 people have died in the sinking, and about 244 are missing, the South Korean coast guard said. Ref. CNN

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S. Korean president: Ferry crew actions 'murderous'

The captain and two other crewmembers were arrested earlier. Ref. Source 7

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Boy alerted authorities to sinking ferry

The first distress call from a sinking South Korean ferry was made by a boy with a shaking voice, three minutes after the vessel made its fateful last turn. Ref. Source 8

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Ferry toll rises to 156 as search gets tougher

As the 156th body was pulled from waters where the ferry Sewol sank a week ago, relatives of the nearly 150 still missing pressed the government on Wednesday (Local time) to finish the grim task of recovery soon. Ref. Source 8

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Divers searching the wreck of the sunken South Korean ferry are finding cabins crammed with bodies, but encountering major obstacles in recovering them, South Korean officials said Friday. Divers found the bodies of 48 girls wearing life jackets in a cabin with a capacity of 30, indicating many ran into the same room when ship tilted.

The death toll from the ferry disaster in South Korea is now 185, the Coast Guard said. There are 117 people missing. Ref. CNN

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That's a lot of people to die in one accident. What I don't get is why did they all go to one room and not jump in the sea if they had life jackets on?

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South Korean PM to quit over ferry

South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-won offers to resign over handling of ferry disaster Ref. USAToday

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S. Korea says it miscounted ferry survivors

Government says it miscounted the number of survivors, lowers total from 174 to 172. Ref. Source 4