Search teams combing through the wreck of the Sewol ferry, which sank in April 2014, said Friday they found multiple bone fragments.
The passenger ferry that sank with the loss of more than 300 people, mostly high school students on a school trip, is the nation's worst maritime disaster.
The latest discovery is significant since the remains of nine people have still not been recovered. The search team said initial inspections by experts on-site tentatively indicated human bone fragments, although more detailed checks are needed.
While the ship was placed in dry dock last month following a difficult salvage operation that raised it from the bottom of the sea, search teams have been making limited progress in finding the remains of missing passengers.
The discovery marks the first time multiple pieces of bone pieces have been discovered at the same time since examination of the ship began on April 18. (Yonhap)