Jindo, South Korea (CNN) - As divers raced to reach hundreds of people believed to be inside, the death toll from the ferry boat sinking in South Korea rose to 28 Friday.
Divers managed to breach the hull of a sunken ferry, hoping to make significant progress in finding the roughly 270 people still missing two days after the boat sank.
But the challenges are enormous. Fierce winds and rough waters are impeding the divers -- and time is running out.
While the cause of the accident still isn't known, a Korean prosecutor said the captain wasn't in the steering room when the ship started to sink; a third mate was at the helm.
"It is not clear where (the captain) was when the accident occurred, although it is clear that he was not in the steering room before the actual accident happened," state prosecutor Jae-Eok Park said Friday.
Lee was one of at least 179 people rescued soon after Wednesday's sinking. A bigger number -- 271 as of Friday morning -- are still considered missing, the South Korean coast guard said.
Relatives of passengers expressed increasing disgust, frustration and anger over everything from the ferry crew's response to the search-and-rescue effort.
Scores of family members waited at a gymnasium in Jindo, desperate to hear any news of their loved ones.
Some howled and screamed; others collapsed. At least two women were taken out on stretcher.
"Hurry up, find it faster," one woman screamed.
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