The search has resumed for around 290 people who remain missing after a South Korean ferry capsized and sank.
Nine people have already been confirmed dead and the death toll is expected to increase sharply in what could be the country's worst maritime accident in two decades.
The dead include a female teacher, a female member of the crew and three male school students.
Many of those on board the ferry were school students The majority of those who remain unaccounted for are from the same school on a field trip. So far 179 people have been rescued.
Video footage has emerged apparently showing passengers in life jackets as the boat began to sink.
Passenger Koo Bon-hee, 36, told reporters many people were trapped inside by windows that were too hard to break.
Distraught relatives wait for news in a gym on Jindo Island Grieving family members have gathered on the quay of Jindo Island, huddled in blankets against the cold as they wait for any news.
"If I could teach myself to dive, I would jump in the water and try to find my daughter," Park Yung-suk told the Reuters news agency.
As coastguard officials arrived for the second day of searching relatives jeered at them, shouting: "The weather's nice, why aren't you starting the rescue."
Relatives huddle together while waiting for any news on their loved ones Strong currents and bad visibility are hampering the search. Twenty divers tried to get inside the wreckage but could not because of the current.
The ship set sail from the port of Incheon on Tuesday carrying 475 passengers, nearly 340 of them teenagers and teachers from the Danwon school near the capital Seoul.
Its destination was Jeju island around 60 miles (100km) south of the Korean peninsula.
Coast Guard and rescue teams searching for missing passengers It is not clear why the 6,586 tonne vessel, which was built in Japan 20 years ago, sank in apparently calm waters.
However, some survivors spoke of hearing a loud noise before disaster struck.
The captain and crew are being interviewed by authorities.
The registered owner of the ship, Chonghaejin Marine Co Ltd, has offered an apology but declined to comment further.
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