NEW : The death toll has risen to 146 , authorities say . `` We prostrate ourselves before the victims ' families and beg for forgiveness . '' Comment: Crew made a distress call three minutes after passenger , South Korean coast guard says . Nine crew members facing charges in ferry sinking .
NEW : The death toll has risen to 146 , authorities say . Comment: Crew made a distress call three minutes after passenger , South Korean coast guard says . Nine crew members facing charges in ferry sinking .