A family member of a passenger onboard the capsized South Korean ferry Sewol cries during a Buddhist ritual at a port where family members gathered to wait for news from a rescue team in Jindo April 18, 2014. [Photo/Agencies]

Passengers wait for words

'I am sorry,' captain says

SEOUL, South Korea - Prosecutors say they've asked a court to issue an arrest warrant for the captain of the South Korean ferry that sank two days ago, leaving hundreds missing and feared dead.

Prosecutors said Friday that they have also requested arrest warrants for two other crewmembers.

The investigation into the ferry disaster has focused on the sharp turn it took just before it started listing and whether a quicker evacuation order by the captain could have saved lives. Investigators are also determining whether the captain abandoned the ship.

Rescuers are struggling to find about 270 people still missing and feared dead.

At least 28 bodies have been recovered. Officials said there were 179 survivors and about 270 people remain missing, many of them high school students.