(VOVworld) – South Korea’s ferry disaster has received messages of sympathy, condolences, and support from people around the world through the Internet or social network services.

Search and recovery vessels at the site where the ferry Sewol sank off Jindo Island in South Korea.

By Monday, around 45 heads of state across the globe and 3 international organizations have delivered personal condolence messages. Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations said if it receives an offer, it’s willing to deploy professional divers and provide special rescue equipment to support the search work. The death toll has reached 87 people while 215 others remain missing. A total of 174 people have been rescued, however, there is still hope for more lives.