GWANGJU South Korea (Reuters) – A South Korean court on Tuesday found the captain of a ferry that capsized in April killing more than 300 passengers guilty of negligence and sentenced him to 36 years in jail, but acquitted him of the homicide charge for which prosecutors had sought the death penalty. The ship's chief engineer was found guilty of homicide for not aiding two injured fellow crew members and sentenced him to 30 years in prison. The overloaded ferry Sewol had capsized while making a turn on a routine voyage to the holiday island of Jeju. …

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