South Korean authorities raided the home of the head of the family that owns the Sewol ferry that capsized and sank.  Divers recovered 11 more bodies from the capsized and sunken ferry off the southern tip of the peninsula, bringing the death toll to 150, with about 150 still missing – most of them high school students on a class trip.

The divers are racing against time, because sea currents are expected to pick up again on Thursday, which will make the recovery all the more difficult.  The water is murky and the inside of the capsized ferry is pitch dark.  Divers are feeling for children's bodies with their hands as they swim through a maze of cabins, corridors and upturned decks.

“We are trained for hostile environments, but it's hard to be brave when we meet bodies in dark water,” said diver Hwang Dae-sik.  “We have to touch everything with our hands.  This is the most grueling and heartbreaking job of my career.”

The Sewol capsized and sank a week ago on a routine trip from Inchon to Jeju island.  Captain Lee Joon-seok and other crewmembers are charged with negligence.  Lee is also charged with undertaking an “excessive change of course without slowing down”.

Chonghaejin Marine Company owns the Sewol, and is in turn owned by Yoo Byung-un.  Prosecutors raided his home as well as a church in which he is believed to have an interest.  Yoo was jailed for fraud for four years in the early 1990s, and his Chonghaejin Marine’s finances have come under scrutiny in recent days.