4月16日上午8时58分许，一艘载有470余名旅客的“岁月(SEWOL)号”客轮在韩国全罗南道珍岛郡屏风岛以北20公里海上发生浸水事故沉没。目前，已救出190余名旅客。客轮在从仁川驶往济州途中发生事故。旅客中有325名是京畿道安山市檀园高中学生。
S Korean ship with 471 on board sends distress signal
A passenger ship with 471 people aboard, mostly high school students, was sinking in waters off South Korea's southwest coast, local broadcaster YTN reported.
The 6,825-ton passenger ship "SEWOL" was sinking in waters off the Jindo Island, just off South Korea's southwest corner, sending out a distress signal at around 8:55 am local time on Wednesday. The ship careened around 60 degrees to the port.
Among the 471 people on board, a total of 190 people were rescued as of 10:20 a.m. local time.
After the report, the South Korean navy dispatched seven patrol ships and scrambled a helicopter to the scene for rescue operations.
The ship departed from South Korea's eastern port city of Incheon for the country's southern Jeju Island.
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