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a series of small details often leading to the greater calamity as with Titanic.

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304518704579518993969767898 If the news media is to be trusted: it looks as though a ship redesign to allow more passengers and three time the weight limit in freight may have been a major contributing factor. In either case, if I were a load master for the vessel I'd be searching for a swift pinto and headed North just about now. All this needs is a proper scapegoat..."Just before departing the port of Incheon on Tuesday last week, the ship, the Sewol, reported by radio to the Korea Shipping Association that it was loaded with 3,608 tons of cargo. The maximum recommended weight of cargo for the Sewol was 987 tons, an official at Korean Register said on Wednesday." "In addition to investigating possible overloading, prosecutors are looking into whether the ferry was safe for operation after a redesign early last year, said Mr. Kim. Modifications included adding extra passenger cabins, raising the passenger capacity by more than 150 people, and increasing the ship's weight by almost 240 tons, the Korean Register said." As in my previous post ...details... but now they are more comprehensive perhaps.