Saturday, April 26, 2014

More ferry crew arrested as weather hinders search for bodies - The Times (subscription)

All 15 people involved in navigating the South Korean ferry that sank are in custody, after authorities confirmed they had detained four more crew.

Two helmsmen and two members of the steering crew were arrested late last night, joining 11 colleagues, including the captain, under arrest.

All stand accused of negligence and of failing to help passengers escape the South Korean ferry Sewol, which sank on April 16, leaving at least 187 people dead, with 115 still missing.

Yang Jun-jin, of the joint investigation team, said the seven crew members who had not been detained held jobs such as chef

Source : http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/asia/article4073821.ece?CMP%3DOTH-gnws-standard-2014_04_26