7 Drown as Ferry Sinks
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SEOUL, South Korea — Seven people drowned and two were missing Wednesday after a 55-ton coastal ferry capsized near Kanghwa off the west coast, national police reported. The boat, carrying 58 people, overturned off the port of Sokpo in Kanghwa, 35 miles northwest of Seoul, police said.
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