Raised South Korean ferry Sewol arrives at port

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Finding the remains of the missing victims would bring a measure of closure to one of the country`s deadliest disasters.
Families fear that cutting into the ship might harm any victims` remains.
Relatives of the victims watched from nearby as workers from a port in Mokpo conducted operations to dock the heavy lift transport vessel that carried the ferry Sewol, lying with its rusty blue bottom facing toward land.
A corroding 6,800-ton ferry raised from the bottom of the sea last week arrived at a South Korean port Friday, where it will be searched for the remains of nine missing passengers from a 2014 sinking that killed 304.
Government officials favor cutting off the ferry`s passenger cabin areas and raising them upright before searching for the missing victims, which they say would improve efficiency and also be safer for the investigators.