S Korean president says ferry captain's action 'tantamount to murder'

JINDO, South Korea —

The captain and crew of a South Korean ferry that capsized last week with hundreds of children on board acted in a way “tantamount to murder,” President Park Guen-Hye said Monday, as four more crew members were arrested.

Park’s denunciation, in which she vowed to hold all those responsible for the disaster “criminally accountable”, followed the release of a transcript showing the panic and indecision that paralyzed decision-making on the bridge as the 6,825-tonne Sewol listed and capsized Wednesday morning.

The confirmed death toll stood at 64 but was expected to rise dramatically with 238 people still unaccounted for.

“The actions of the captain and some crew members were utterly incomprehensible, unacceptable and tantamount to murder,” Park said in a meeting with senior aides.

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