Photos: South Korea ferry disaster
Sewol ferry captain Lee Joon-seok is escorted into court for his trial at the Gwangju District Court in the southwestern South Korean city of Gwangju on June 10. (Yonhap, AFP/Getty Images)
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People pray during a candlelight vigil in Ansan, to commemorate the victims of capsized passenger ship Sewol and to wish for the safe return of missing passengers. (KIM HONG-JI / REUTERS)
A woman cries while praying during a candlelight vigil in Ansan, to commemorate the victims of capsized passenger ship Sewol and to wish for the safe return of missing passengers. (KIM HONG-JI / REUTERS)
An overview shows lit lanterns to commemorate victims of the sunken passenger ship Sewol and pray for the return of the missing passengers. (YONHAP / REUTERS)
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Visitors line up as they visit a newly opened group memorial altar for the victims from the sunken South Korean ferry Sewol at the Ansan Olympic memorial hall on April 23. (Kim Doo-Ho, AFP/Getty Images)
A relative of a missing passenger of the Sewol ferry sits next to the sea at Jindo harbour on April 23. (Nicolas Asfouri, AFP/Getty Images)
Police officers, left, stand on a roadside where yellow ribbons symbolizing hope have been hung on a tree near a gymnasium used as a gathering point for family members of missing passengers aboard the sunken South Korean ferry Sewol, in Jindo on April 23. (Jung Yeon-Je, AFP/Getty Images)
South Korean divers take part in recovery operations at the site of the sunken Sewol ferry off the coast of the South Korean island of Jindo on April 23. (Yonhap, AFP/Getty Images)
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The sun sets behind search and rescue teams during recovery operations at the site of the Sewol ferry off the coast of the South Korean island Jindo on April 22. (Ed Jones, AFP/Getty Images)
Flares light up the sea above coast guard vessels for search and rescue teams during recovery operations at the site of the Sewol ferry of the coast of the South Korean island Jindo on April 22. (Ed Jones, AFP/Getty Images)
People hold candles at a vigil for students among the missing passengers of a South Korean capsized ferry in central Ansan, South Korea, on April 22. (Kim Doo-Ho, AFP/Getty Images)
Coast guard boats and search and rescue teams take part in recovery operations at the site of the Sewol ferry off the coast of the South Korean island of Jindo on April 22. (Ed Jones, AFP/Getty Images)
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South Korean relatives react next to a portrait of a crew member killed in the sunken South Korean ferry Sewol during a funeral service in Incheon, South Korea, on April 22. (Yonhap, AFP/Getty Images)
Relatives of a passenger on board capsized South Korean ferry Sewol hold each other as they look at the sunset at an area where family members of victims of the disaster are gathered at Jindo harbor on April 22. (Nicolas Asfouri, AFP/Getty Images)
Coast guard boats and search and rescue teams take part in recovery operations at the site of the Sewol ferry off the coast of the South Korean island of Jindo on April 22. (Ed Jones, AFP/Getty Images)
Relatives of a passenger on board the capsized South Korean ferry Sewol weep at an area where family members of victims of the disaster are gathered at Jindo harbor on April 22. (Nicolas Asfouri, AFP/Getty Images)
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South Korean military rescue teams ride boats at the site of the submerged Sewol ferry off the coast of Jindo on April 21. (Ed Jones, AFP/Getty Images)
Relatives weep at an area where family members of victims of the South Korean ferry Sewol are gathered in Jindo, South Korea, on April 21. (Nicolas Asfouri, AFP/Getty Images)
A handout picture made available April 21 and provided by the Republic of Korea Navy shows South Korean Navy’s Underwater Demolition Team members and Ship Salvage Unit members operating a search and rescue operation for the missing passengers of the sunken Sewol ferry off Jindo Island in South Korea on April 20. (Republic of Korea Navy, Handout/EPA)
Members of South Korean rescue team carry the body of a passenger retrieved from a capsized ferry. (JUNG YEON-JE / AFP/Getty Images)
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Hana Kim, 22, shows a photo of her brother Kim Dong Hyup, 16, missing after the sinking of the South Korean ferry “Sewol.” (ED JONES / AFP/Getty Images)
South Korean divers arrive at the harbor after attempting to rescue missing passengers of the capsized ferry. (JUNG YEON-JE / AFP/Getty Images)
An oil spill is seen at the site of the capsized ferry. (JUNG YEON-JE / AFP/Getty Images)
Relatives wait for news of missing passengers of a sunken ferry at Jindo gymnasium. (Chung Sung-Jun / Getty Images)
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A relative weeps as she waits for missing passengers of a sunken ferry at Jindo gymnasium. (Chung Sung-Jun / Getty Images)
South Korea’s President Park Geun-Hye (C) meets with relatives of missing passengers on board a capsized ferry as they wait for updates about their loved ones at a gym in Jindo. (JUNG YEON-JE / AFP/Getty Images)
A relative weeps as she waits for missing passengers of a sunken ferry at Jindo gymnasium. (Chung Sung-Jun / Getty Images)
Relatives wait on a pier in Jindo, South Korea. (ED JONES / AFP/Getty Images)
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A relative prays on a pier in Jindo, South Korea. (ED JONES / AFP/Getty Images)
Coast guard members search for passengers near the capsized ferry. (ED JONES / AFP/Getty Images)
Relatives weep as they wait for missing passengers of a sunken ferry at Jindo port on April 16. (Chung Sung-Jun / Getty Images)
Part of the capsized South Korean ferry “Sewol” (C) is seen in the sea off Jindo April 16, 2014 in this picture provided by South Korean Navy. (YONHAP / REUTERS)
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Relatives check the survivor lists as they wait for missing passengers of a sunken ferry at Jindo port on April 16. (Chung Sung-Jun / Getty Images)
In this handout image provided by the Republic of Korea Coast Guard, the rescue work by members of the Republic of Korea Coast Guard continues around the site of the sunken ferry. (Handout / Getty Images)
Relatives of missing people wait at a Jindo port on April 16. (Chung Sung-Jun / Getty Images)
Relatives of missing people wait at a Jindo port on April 16. (Chung Sung-Jun / Getty Images)