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Relatives of missing ROK passengers give DNA

───   16:42 Sat, 19 Apr 2014

Jindo, South Korea - Relatives of missing passengers aboard the capsized South Korean ferry gave out DNA samples Saturday as rescuers conducted more dives into the wreckage.
 
CNN reports the ferry sank Wednesday, leaving at least 33 people dead and nearly 270 missing. It was headed to the resort island of Jeju from the port of Incheon.
 
Divers made their way Saturday to the third deck inside the wreckage, where they saw some bodies, according to the South Korean coast guard. They couldn't immediately retrieve those bodies, but recovered three bodies elsewhere.
 
Medical staff collected DNA samples from relatives inside a tent in Jindo.
 
As the rescuers scramble to retrieve the bodies, details are trickling in about what happened the day the ferry capsized.
 
Capt. Lee Joon Seok defended his order to delay the evacuation of his sinking ferry, CNN affiliate YTN reported early Saturday.
 
Lee was charged with abandoning his boat, negligence, causing bodily injury, not seeking rescue from other ships and violating "seamen's law," state media reported.
 
The captain was one of at least 174 people rescued soon after the Sewol began to sink, violating an "internationally recognized rule that a captain must stay on the vessel," maritime law attorney Jack Hickey said.
 
- CNN
 
 

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