ARIRANG NEWS 20:00 Situation at Paengmok Harbor

Let's now go live to Paengmok Harbor on Jin-do Island - just 20 kilometers from the site of the search-and-rescue mission... where our Kwon So-a is standing by. So-a, as it approaches nightfall, once again... how is the situation there developing? Yes, although weather conditions have become much more favorable in the last couple of hours, with the rain and fog letting up, now it's the darkness that is an issue. Every hour, every minute is crucial for the rescuers now. Who unfortunately have not found any survivors, but only dead bodies. Compared to early in the morning, Paengmok Harbor has filled up with more people. Ambulances are lined up, as well as policemen, and broadcasters from across the country,... international media is here too. The families of the missing, are at the harbor... watching how the rescue process is going. Another day has passed with no survivors found. How are the families coping with the situation? As the hours pass, hope too, seems to be fading... as the families saw how helicopters have moved dead bodies to the harbor... where a temporary morgue has been set up. They are crying in pain, praying for their loved ones to come back, but also shouting in frustration and anger towards the government about the slow progress in search-and-rescue operations,... and also... towards media covering the event. So-a, is there any talk about what may happen after the search for survivors ends,... what's the next step going to be for the rescue operations? Discussions will continue on how the Sewol-ho ferry is going to be eventually pulled up. Four cranes and a floating dock will also be included in the process, which will push things forward but... experts say the process could take months. Families worry that as soon as the cranes are used, and the ferry shifts, possible survivors may be harmed... which means they are still holding on to the last bit of hope. I'll be filling you in with more developments later on. Thank-you, So-a. That was our Kwon So-a reporting live on the situation at the Paengmok Harbor on Jin-do Island.