Prosecutors are seeking an arrest warrant for Lee Joon Seok who was in command of the 6,586-gt Sewol (built 1994) on the fateful voyage from Incheon to Jeju Island.
No details of the charges that are in prospect have yet been disclosed by investigators who are also seeking the arrest of two other officers.
Prosecutor, Park Jae Eok, indicates he wants to know why Capt Lee left the bridge of the ferry before the disaster and also question the third officer who was at the helm about events leading up to the capsize and sinking of the Sewol.
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