ABOVE: The South Korean Coast Guard on Monday released footage of captain Lee Joon-seok fleeing the passenger ferry Sewol as it sank in coastal waters off Jindo Island on April 16. in the video Lee, wearing only a sweater and underpants, can be seen leaping from the sinking ferry, which is tilted about 45 degrees, onto a rescue boat.
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TORONTO – The South Korean Coast Guard on Monday released footage of captain Lee Joon-seok fleeing the passenger ferry Sewol as it sank in coastal waters off Jindo Island almost two weeks ago.
In the video the captain, wearing only a sweater and underpants, can be seen leaping from the sinking ferry, which is tilted about 45 degrees, onto a rescue boat.
According to Kim Kyung-il, a coast guard official, the ship’s crew members did not tell rescuers that they were crew members.
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“Regardless of which part of the ship the people may have come from, they all wore life vests, so we could not tell if a person was crew or a passenger,” Kim told journalists gathered in Jindo port.
Divers on Monday renewed their search for more than 100 bodies still trapped in a sunken ferry after weekend efforts were hindered by bad weather, strong currents and floating debris clogged the ship’s rooms.
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The number of dead from the disaster on April 16 is 188, with 114 people missing, though a government emergency task force has said the ship’s passengers list could be inaccurate.
Only 174 people survived, including 22 of the 29 crew members.
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South Korea’s prime minister Chung Hong-won resigned Sunday over the government’s handling of the disaster.
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The resignation is seen as symbolic because executive power in South Korea lies largely with the president.
– with files from The Associated Press
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