Ferry disaster: Too much cargo contributed to sinking, police say

NEW YORK. KAZINFORM Excessive cargo, and a failure to bind it properly, contributed to last month's sinking of the South Korean ferry Sewol, the joint police and prosecuting team investigating the disaster said Tuesday.

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This is the first time South Korean investigators said what they believed led to the April 16 capsizing and sinking, which killed at least 267 people, CNN reports.