Before the last voyage, " Sewol " was loaded with 2, 142 tons of cargo, twice the authorized limit of 1, 077 tons, and 761 tons of ballast, less than half of the required 1, 695 tons.
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The U . N . chief endorsed a proposed rapid reaction force to strengthen peacekeeping in Bosnia and called Friday on the Security Council to increase the authorized limit for U . N . forces in the area.
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Powell's presentation was intended to convince more council members that early military action may be necessary because Iraq allegedly retains threatening amounts of chemical and biological arms and is developing missiles with ranges beyond the U . N .-authorized limit.
