The boss of the South Korean ferry operator whose ship sank in April killing more than 300, mostly teenage students, was sentenced to 10 years in prison yesterday.

Gwangju District Court judges also imposed upon Chonghaejin Marine president Kim Han Sik a 2 million won (£1,140) fine for failing to stop the improper storage and overloading of cargo on the ship, which was ruled to have contributed to the sinking.

Four other Chonghaejin officials were sentenced to three to six years in prison on similar charges and two other company employees got suspended prison sentences.