Major Maritime Accidents in South Korea
In 1970, There was Sinking of passenger vessel Namyoung leaves 323 dead,
In 1993: Sinking of passenger vessel Seohae Ferry leaves 292 dead,
In 2007: Sinking of freighter Eastern Bright leaving 14 sailors missing.
In 2009: Sinking of cargo ship Orchid Pia after a collision leaves 16 sailors missing
Source: Yonhap
But in a subsequent message she said she could not get out. "The ship is too tilted. The hallway is crowded with so many people."
However, the authorities have cautioned that they do not think that recent text messages purporting to come from the ship, are in fact from people inside.
Kim Young-boong, an official from the company which owns the ferry, has apologised.
Japan's prime minister offered "heartfelt sympathy" to the victims and their families, and his government offered help with the search - a rare moment of detente between the feuding neighbours.
Shinzo Abe, whose strident nationalism has raised tensions between the two countries, said his thoughts were with those caught up in the tragedy.
The vessel - named Sewol - is reported to have a capacity of up to 900 people and is 146m (480ft) long.
Correspondents say this could turn out to be South Korea's biggest maritime disaster for more than 20 years.
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In 1993: Sinking of passenger vessel Seohae Ferry leaves 292 dead,
In 2007: Sinking of freighter Eastern Bright leaving 14 sailors missing.
In 2009: Sinking of cargo ship Orchid Pia after a collision leaves 16 sailors missing
Source: Yonhap
But in a subsequent message she said she could not get out. "The ship is too tilted. The hallway is crowded with so many people."
However, the authorities have cautioned that they do not think that recent text messages purporting to come from the ship, are in fact from people inside.
Kim Young-boong, an official from the company which owns the ferry, has apologised.
Japan's prime minister offered "heartfelt sympathy" to the victims and their families, and his government offered help with the search - a rare moment of detente between the feuding neighbours.
Shinzo Abe, whose strident nationalism has raised tensions between the two countries, said his thoughts were with those caught up in the tragedy.
The vessel - named Sewol - is reported to have a capacity of up to 900 people and is 146m (480ft) long.
Correspondents say this could turn out to be South Korea's biggest maritime disaster for more than 20 years.
Are you in the area? Do you have any information you would like to share? Please send us your comments. You can email us at kingsimeo@gmail.com using the subject line 'South Korea ferry'.
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