Fears grow as conditions hamper search for passengers of capsized ferry

Strong currents and poor visibility hampered rescuers in the search for 287 passengers still missing more than 24 hours after their ferry flipped on to its side and filled with cold water off the southern coast of South Korea.

Nine have been confirmed dead but many expect that number will rise sharply because the missing have spent more than a day either trapped in the ferry or in the cold seawater.