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The captain of a South Korean ferry that capsized three days ago was reportedly arrested early Saturday, as divers overcame strong currents and near zero visibility to enter the submerged vessel for the first time.
A team of police and prosecutors had sought on Friday arrest warrants for Lee Joon-Seok, 52, and two of his crew without specifying charges, the coastguard had said, after the incident that left 28 people confirmed dead and another 268 still missing.
The investigation into the disaster has focused on the ferry’s sharp turn before it started listing, and on whether a quicker evacuation order by the captain could have saved lives.
Investigators also were determining whether the captain abandoned the ship.
Officials said there were 179 survivors.
At least 28 bodies have been recovered, but about 270 people remain missing, many of them high school students.
Yonhap reported that two crew members were also arrested.
Meanwhile police in South Korea say the body of a high school vice principal who was rescued from the sinking ferry on Wednesday has been found hanging from a tree.
He left a suicide note saying he felt guilty for being alive while more than 200 students were missing, police said.
The body of the vice principal was found on the island of Jindo, which is near the site of the sinking, and it’s where survivors have been housed.
He was the leader of a group of 325 students traveling on the ship on a school excursion.
Agencies/Canadajournal
