South Korea ferry: prosecutors request arrest warrant for captain
Investigators examine claims that Lee Joon-seok, 69, abandoned ship as official toll rises to 29 with death of school deputy headmaster
An image said to show captain Lee Joon-seok being helped off the stricken ferry the Sewol. Photograph: Handout/Getty Images
Justin McCurry in Tokyo
Prosecutors in South Korea have requested a warrant for the arrest of the captain of the South Korean ferry that sank on Wednesday, leaving hundreds missing, feared dead. Warrants for the arrest of two other crew members have also been lodged with a court.
