A rescue operation took place Wednesday morning ( 16 / 04 ) following a distress signal received from a ship carrying about 450 passengers off the coast of South Korea .
Officials said the coast guard , navy ships and helicopters have been sent to a ship that sank off the south coast ..
The signal is sent Byungpoong 20 kilometers from the island , officials said .
The passenger ship of 6,825 tons were mostly high school students .
About 120 passengers have been rescued an hour after the distress signal is received .
In the ship there are also approximately 150 car .
Passengers who were on the ship still advised to jump in order to be saved .
The cause of the accident and the condition of passengers who have not been successful diselematkan diketaui .
The ship departed from the western port of Incheon on Tuesday ( 15 / 04 ) and is expected to arrive in the southern island of Jeju on Wednesday afternoon , coast guard officials said .
Jeju Island is known as " the South Korean Hawaii " and is a popular tourist destination .
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