On Sunday local time divers pulled up 13 more bodies from the sunken South Korean ferry, which pushes the official death toll up to 46, which likely will increase as more of the ship is explored.
Searching the ferry has been difficult for divers since the accident due to foul weather and strong currents, reports The Associated Press. At this juncture in the search about 300 people are currently missing or dead out of the 400 plus passengers that were on the ship, consisting mostly of high school students.
Following the tragedy that occurred on Wednesday, as details of how the accident may have occurred continue to filter out, it was discovered that the captain, Lee Joon-seok was not on the bridge. He, along with a third mate and helmsman, were arrested for failing to slow the ferry during the trip.
Lee apologized saying, I am sorry to the people of South Korea for causing a disturbance and I bow my head in apology to the families of the victims." He also explained that that due to the current and temperature of the ocean, he thought it best to initially delay evacuating from the ferry.
Lee currently faces negligence of duty and violation if maritime law charges, along with three other possible charges. The two arrested crew members could face three charges each themselves.