At some point inside the ferry , passengers -- including 300 students on a school field trip -- apparently heard a different message . 193 people are confirmed dead and 109 are missing , the coast guard says . Coast guard on captain 's rescue : ` ` We could n't tell who was a passenger '' One of the teenage victims took cell phone video as the Sewol ferry began to sink . The footage shows that many passengers were trapped in lifejackets or clinging onto railings while others jumped into the water with their hands above their heads.
193 people are confirmed dead and 109 are missing , the coast guard says . Coast guard on captain 's rescue : ` ` We could n't tell who was a passenger '' One of the teenage victims took cell phone video as the Sewol ferry began to sink . The footage shows that many passengers were trapped in lifejackets or clinging onto railings while others jumped into the water with their hands above their heads.