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_Published 2014-04-21. South Korea President Park Geun-hye says the actions of the captain and some of the ferry's crew were "akin to murder"_


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## Transcript

[ FOREIGN ] South Korean President Park Geun- hye didn't hold back today. [ FOREIGN ] The actions of the Captain and some of the crew members are absolutely unacceptable, unforgivable actions that are akin to murder. [ SOUND ] Recordings of radio traffic while the ship was sinking emerged on Sunday, suggesting passengers couldn't reach lifeboats because the ship tilted too quickly. In the recording, an unidentified crew member says: [ FOREIGN ]. It is listed more than fifty degrees to the port side, and people are not able to move from left to right. The captain has been charged with negligence causing bodily injury and abandoning his boat Other crewmembers have been charged as well.

The divers hold out some hope as they search for survivors in the now- submerged ship. [ FOREIGN ] Finding survivors is the strong desire of the whole nation. We cry every day and search for the missing people. [ FOREIGN ] I cry whenever I think about it. But since the initial rescues on Wednesday, the search has only turned up bodies. Dozens of them recovered and marched slowly up the beach in Jindo, taken to tents to be identified by family members. Even police struggled to hear the sounds that follow. [ FOREIGN ]. How are we going to live now? This woman asks. As families gather together in their grief, many still waiting for a sign from their missing loved ones.

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