Death toll in ferry sinking tops 171 as hope dwindles
Social affairsApr 23, 2014
Divers retrieved scores of bodies from a capsized South Korean ferry Wednesday as hope had all but vanished that isolated pockets of air might be able to support some of the 131 passengers still missing.The death toll from the sinking of the 6,825-ton ferry Sewol surpassed 159 as Coast Guard, Navy and civilian divers recovered bodies from cabins on the third and fourth decks, where most of the missing are believed to have been trapped. As of 9:00 a.m. Thursday, 171 people had been confirmed de