All 15 of the senior crew members of a South Korea ferry that sank earlier this month face charges of negligence in the deadly accident, according to media reports Saturday. Prosecutors requested arrest warrants for four further members of the Sewol crew after 11 others, including the captain, had already been taken into custody. All 15 are accused of failing to help passengers escape the ferry when it sank two hours after issuing a distress call April 16. The Sewol was carrying 476 people when it tipped on its side and sank off the south-west coast. The cause remains unknown. Recovery work continues at the accident site as the number of bodies found rose to 187 Saturday. Those rescued number 147, while 115 people remain missing. -- SPA 15:29 LOCAL TIME 12:29 GMT تغريد