21日，韩国检方宣布以涉嫌渎职和违反规范船员行为的《船员法》为由，逮捕4名失事客轮船员。至此，包括船长在内，已有7名船员被逮捕。韩国总统朴槿惠当天表示，船长和船员首先弃船逃生的行为“等同于谋杀”。另据韩国KBS报道，截至当地时间21日晚10点，客轮沉没事故死亡人数上升到87人，仍有215人下落不明。此外，韩方公布失事客轮发现两具外国男性尸体。新华社记者21日向中国驻韩国大使馆核实，两人姓名与此前使馆掌握的四名失踪中国人员中的两人姓名相符。

　　2 Chinese among confirmed ferry dead

　　The bodies of two missing Chinese passengers and another foreign citizen aboard a capsized South Korean ferry were recovered by rescuers on Monday.

　　Two of the victims were identified as Chinese men according to their identification cards while another male victim's nationality remained unknown. The death toll has risen to 87 after the 6,825- ton "Sewol" sank off South Korea's southwest coast Wednesday.

　　One of the Chinese victim was found in waters where the ferry sank at 19:10 local time, the other was recovered inside the ship at 17:40 local time, according to South Korea's Coast Guard.

　　Another male foreign victim was found at 18:10 local time inside the ship. The coast guard described him as a foreign student according to his curly hair, clothes and other traits in outer appearance.

　　The Chinese embassy has confirmed that four Chinese nationals - two men and two women - were among the missing passengers aboard the ill-fated ship. South Korean Coast Guard confirmed that a Russian student was also among the missing ones.

　　A total of 87 passengers have been officially listed as dead so far, 174 have been rescued and 215 are still missing.

　　The passengers aboard the ship included 325 students and 15 teachers from Danwon High School in Ansan, a Seoul suburb, which, according to the Chinese embassy, is home to many Chinese nationals.