JINDO, South Korea: The arrested captain of the South Korean ferry that capsized three days ago with 476 people on board defended his decision to delay its evacuation, as divers on Saturday finally accessed the submerged vessel and spotted bodies inside.
Investigators arrested Lee Joon-Seok and two of his crew early in the morning. All three have been criticized for abandoning hundreds of passengers trapped in the ferry, as they made their own escape.
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