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Deadly ferry accident off South Korea

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A Woman cries at Jindo port in Jindo-gun, South Korea, April 16, 2014. 

A ferry carrying 459 people, mostly high school students on an overnight trip to a tourist island, sank off South Korea's southern coast Wednesday, leaving nearly 300 people missing despite a frantic, hours-long rescue by dozens of ships and helicopters. At least four people were confirmed dead and 55 injured.

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A passenger ferry sinks off the coast of Jindo Island, in Jindo-gun, South Korea, April 16, 2014. 

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A father hugs his daughter who was rescued from a sinking ferry, at a gym where rescued passengers gather in Jindo, April 16, 2014. 

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Maritime police search for missing passengers in front of the South Korean ferry "Sewol" which sank off Jindo, April 16, 2014. 

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A passenger ferry sinks off the coast of Jindo Island, April 16, 2014.

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Passengers are rescued by the Republic of Korea Coast Guard from a ferry sinking off the coast of Jindo Island,  April 16, 2014.

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Relatives of missing people wait at a Jindo port, April 16, 2014.

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The Republic of Korea Coast Guard continues rescue work around the ferry sinking off the coast of Jindo Island, April 16, 2014.

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Passengers are rescued by the Republic of Korea Coast Guard from a ferry sinking off the coast of Jindo Island, April 16, 2014.

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Passengers are rescued by the Republic of Korea Coast Guard from a ferry sinking off the coast of Jindo Island, April 16, 2014.

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The Republic of Korea Coast Guard via Getty Images
Passengers are rescued by the Republic of Korea Coast Guard from a ferry sinking off the coast of Jindo Island, April 16, 2014.

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Maritime police search for missing passengers as lighting flares are released for a night search, following the sinking of the South Korean ferry "Sewol," April 16, 2014. 

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The "Sewol" ferry is seen sinking as rescue work continues off the coast of Jindo Island, April 16, 2014.

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In this screen shot from a helicopter camera provided by the Republic of Korea Coat Guard, the ferry is seen sinking off Jindo Island, April 16, 2014.

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Relatives of missing people wait at a Jindo port, April 16, 2014.

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The mother of a passenger who was on the sinking ferry reacts as she finds her son's name in the survivors list at a gym where rescued passengers gather in Jindo, April 16, 2014. 

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The South Korean ferry "Sewol" is seen sinking at the sea off Jindo, as lighting flares are released for a night search, April 16, 2014. 

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The mother of a passenger who was on the sinking ferry reacts as she finds her son at a gym where rescued passengers gather in Jindo, April 16, 2014. 
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