Bid to arrest South Korea ferry company owner

South Korean prosecutors are seeking to formally arrest the head of the company that owns the Sewol ferry as part of a prove into its sinking, that left more than 300 people dead or missing, officials said.

Prosecutors asked a court to issue an arrest warrant for Kim Han-sik, president of Chonghaejin Marine Co, over allegations of cargo overloading, according to a judge at the court in the southern port city of Mokpo.