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10 more bodies found inside South Korea ferry

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Rescue works carry a victim of the sunken ferry off the coast of Jindo Island.
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A woman writes a message for missing passengers at a port in Jindo.
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Buddhists and monks pray during a service at Jogye temple in Seoul.
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People participate in a prayer service to wish for the safe return of the missing passengers at the Jogye temple in Seoul.
People participate in a prayer service to wish for the safe return of the missing passengers at the Jogye temple in Seoul. Reuters
South Korean Buddhist followers pray for missing passengers with candlelit words reading "we are waiting."
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Students from Danwon high school attend a candlelight vigil to wish for the safe return of missing passengers.
Students from Danwon high school attend a candlelight vigil to wish for the safe return of missing passengers. Reuters
South Korean rescue team members try to rescue passengers trapped in the ferry.
South Korean rescue team members try to save passengers trapped in the ferry.AP
South Korean rescue team members try to rescue passengers trapped in the ferry.
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South Korean Navy personnel work on buoys to mark the sunken ferry boat.
South Korean navy personnel work on buoys to mark the sunken ferry.AP
South Korean Navy's Ship Salvage Unit (SSU) members work to prepare a salvage lifting air bag.
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A photo from the South Korean Coast Guard shows ferry Sewol's captain Lee Jun-Seok (third right) receiving help from maritime policemen to escape the sinking ferry.
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A woman weeps at a gymnasium used as a gathering point for relatives of missing passengers aboard the capsized ferry.Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images
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South Korea rescuers work to find missing ferry boat passengers.
South Korea rescuers work to find missing ferry passengers.EPA
South Korea rescuers work to find missing ferry boat passengers.
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Nearly 300 people were still missing and at least 25 confirmed dead after a passenger ferry carrying hundreds of teenagers sank off the southern coast of South Korea on April 16.
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A relative of a missing ferry boat passenger prays in Jindo.
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A monk prays for the missing passengers.
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The South Korean ferry sinks off Jindo Island.Reuters
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A maritime police helicopter rescues passengers.
A maritime police helicopter rescues passengers. Reuters
A passenger is rescued and hoisted onto a Coast Guard helicopter.
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The ferry was carrying approximately 470 passengers.
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Rescued passengers are brought onto land.
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A major rescue effort is under way, involving dozens of ships and helicopters. Almost 300 people remain unaccounted for.
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A rescued girl being brought onto land.
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The sunken South Korea ferry off the coast of Jindo Island.
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Members of the Republic of Korea Coast Guard.
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Coast Guard members work to rescue passengers.
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The South Korean passenger ferry Sewol in an undated photo.Reuters
Ambulances wait for rescued passengers.
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A passenger is carried onshore by police and rescue teams
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People watch news coverage of the sinking passenger ship at the Seoul Railway Station.
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A rescued passenger is taken to an ambulance.
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A mother finds her son at the gymnasium where rescued passengers were brought.
A mother finds her son at the gymnasium where rescued passengers were brought.Reuters
A list of survivors name is posted at a gymnasium.
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A mother reacts after finding her sons's name on the survivor's list.
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Parents search for their children's name from the list of survivors.
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MOKPO, South Korea — Divers have recovered 10 more bodies from inside the ferry that sank off South Korea. The confirmed death toll is now 46.

Officials said Sunday the bodies were recovered following divers gaining access to the inside of the ferry after three days of failed attempts due to strong currents. Details of how they got inside the ship weren’t immediately clear.

More than 265 people, most of them high school students on a holiday trip, are missing. There are only 174 known survivors.

The captain of the ferry has been arrested on suspicion of negligence and abandoning people in need. Two other crew members have also been taken into custody, including a rookie third mate who a prosecutor said was steering in challenging waters unfamiliar to her when the accident occurred.

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