The crew and captain of a South Korean ferry that sank in April are led into court.
They're on trial for charges, ranging from negligence to homicide after nearly 300 people -- mostly children -- died.
Angry and grieving relatives of the dead packed the courtroom, as they listened to proceedings.
One relative held up a sign that read: "You are not human. You are beneath animals." A scuffle later broke out between the relatives and court security guards who tried to take the sign away.
Most of the victims, who were from the same school on a field trip stayed in their cabins as instructed.
In contrast surviving crew members, including the captain captured here on video, abandoned the Sewol, leaving hundreds of passengers trapped inside.
The South Korean President said a nationwide manhunt is also under way for the businessman, who is believed to own the company that ran the sunken ferry.
(SOUNDBITE) (Korean) SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT PARK GEUN-HYE
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