Breaking News Sinking South Korean Ferry with 470 Passengers on Board Rescued

The ferry with 476 people aboard was sailing to the southern island of Jeju when it sent a distress call Wednesday morning after it began leaning to one side, according to the Ministry of Security and Public Administration. The government said about 95 percent of the ship was submerged. Two coast guard officers said that a 27-year-old woman named Park Ji-yeong and another unidentified person had died. CBS News' Samuel Songhoon Lee reports that, according to rescue officials speaking to Korean media, 352 people had been saved but 107 passengers were still missing.

• 2014-04-16T19:04:45+00:00
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