Most Lifeboats Were Not Deployed in Ferry Disaster

Coast guard members search for passengers near a South Korean ferry (C) that capsized on its way to Jeju Island from Incheon, at sea some 20 kilometers off the island of Byungpoong in Jindo on April 17, 2014. Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images
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YTN reports that for some reason, only one lifeboat was deployed when the South Korean ferry carrying 475 people sank.