SEOUL, South Korea – South Korean officials say divers were battling strong currents and wind to search unopened rooms in a sunken ferry for 70 missing passengers.
Emergency task force spokesperson Ko Myung-seok said the divers would focus on opening up six rooms on the third and fourth floors Saturday while again combing places already searched.
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The bodies of 230 victims have been retrieved; 189 were found inside the ferry while 41 were floating in the sea.
Task force spokesperson Park Seung-ki said families were worried about the condition of the bodies, given how much time has passed.
The South Korean passenger liner Sewol was carrying 476 people, mostly students from a single high school, when it sank on April 16. Only 174 people survived.
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