Relatives of more than 300 victims of a ferry disaster in South Korea have arrived at court for the first official trial of crew members.<br /><br />The trial is being held at the district court in the southern city of Gwangju. <br /><br />The crew are charged with negligence and failing to perform their duty to rescue passengers. The captain and three officers are also charged with homicide.<br /><br />They have been accused of prioritising their own safety and of causing more deaths by instructing people to remain in their cabins instead of evacuating the ship.<br /><br />The defence says crew members were confused, some were injured and some panicked. <br /><br />The Sewol ferry capsized and sank on April 16. Most of those on board were teenagers on a school trip.
