Weather blights S Korea ferry search

Bad weather, murky water and strong currents are hampering the search for survivors of the South Korean ferry disaster. Emergency services are still searching for nearly 300 people missing after a ship carrying more than 470 people sank. Officials say 179 people have been rescued. Most of the passengers were pupils at the same high school. South Korea's president visited the wreck and urged rescuers to hurry. Park Geun-hye said that time was running out and that every minute and every second was critical. At least nine people are confirmed to have died, with dozens more injured. Military divers have been fighting high wind and waves to try to access the vessel. Three divers were swept away in recent attempts but rescued by a fishing boat, according to BBC.