<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/534ddf6469bedde8702ae69d-1200-924/south-korea-coast-guard.jpg" border="0" alt="south korea coast guard" /><p class="source"><span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ROK_Coast_Guard_vessel_3006.jpg">US Coast Guard</a></span></p><p class="caption">South Korean Coast guard vessel alongside a U.S. Coast Guard cutter</p></div><p></p></div></div>South Korea is dispatching helicopters and coast guard vessels <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/16/south-korea-passenger-ship-350-people-sinking">to rescue approximately 450 passengers</a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span>from a ferry sinking off its southern coast, The Guardian reports.</p>
<p>"The ship is taking in water and sinking," a coastguard spokesman <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27045512">told</a> AFP. <span style="line-height: 1.5em;">"We have coast guard vessels, commercial ships in the area, as well as helicopters all engaged in the rescue operation."</span></p>
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">The ferry sent a distress signal from about 12 miles off the island of Byungpoong, BBC <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27045512">reported</a>.</span></p>
<p><em><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">This is a developing story, and will be updated as we learn more.</span></em></p>

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A South Korean Ferry With 450 People On Board Is Sinking

US Coast GuardSouth Korean Coast guard vessel alongside a U.S. Coast Guard cutterSouth Korea is dispatching helicopters and coast guard vessels to rescue approximately 450 passengers from a ferry sinking off its southern coast, The Guardian reports. "The ship is taking in water and sinking," a coastguard spokesman told AFP. "We have coast guard vessels, commercial ships in the area, as well as helicopters all engaged in the rescue operation." The ferry sent a distress signal from about 12 miles off the island of Byungpoong, BBC reported. This is a developing story, and will be updated as we learn more.

US Coast GuardSouth Korean Coast guard vessel alongside a U. S.

A South Korean Ferry With 450 People On Board Is Sinking

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