SEOUL: All 267 people on board a South Korean passenger ferry that ran aground off the southwestern tip of the Korean peninsula on Wednesday (Nov 19) were rescued, in an incident that revived memories of the

Some five passengers reportedly suffered injuries from the impact after the vessel ran aground on a small rocky island near Jindo.

Some five passengers reportedly suffered injuries from the impact after the vessel ran aground on a small rocky island near Jindo.

All 267 passengers and crew were safely rescued hours after their ferry ran aground off South Korea's southwestern coast this week, the Coast Guard said Thursday, with investigators giving weight to errors in navigation as a potential cause of the accident.