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South Korean ferry Tragedy

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Investigators today arrested the captain of the South Korean ferry that capsizedthree days ago with 476 people on board, as divers finally accessed the submerged vessel and spotted what they believed to be bodies.Captain Lee Jun-seok, 69, was charged with abandoning the boat and its passengers at a time of crisis, among other counts, according to prosecutors. Mr Lee as well as the 26-year-old third mate, who the authorities said was steering the ship at the time of accident, and another crewman were taken to jail with their hands cuffed after a judge approved their arrest warrants after a hearing on Saturday.