5 reportedly injured after South Korean ferry with about 270 people runs aground
Five passengers sustained minor injuries after the 26,546-ton Queen Jenuvia 2 ferry ran aground on rocks near Jindo, with all 267 people onboard rescued, officials said.
- On Wednesday, a South Korean ferry carrying nearly 270 people ran aground on rocks off the southwest coast of South Korea, the South Korea Coast Guard said.
- The ship was sailing from Jeju island to Mokpo, southwestern port city, when the ferry ran aground; the cause was not immediately clear, the coast guard said.
- Authorities said the ship carried 267 people, including 246 passengers and 21 crew members on the ferry.
- The coast guard mobilized all available rescue assets after receiving a report late Wednesday to rescue those on board the ferry carrying 267 people.
- The Yonhap news agency reported five people suffered minor injuries and no other casualties have been reported.
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All 267 rescued after South Korean ferry runs aground, stirring memories of 2014 Sewol disaster
All 267 people aboard a South Korean passenger ferry that ran aground off the southwest coast on Wednesday were safely rescued, an incident that rekindled memories of the 2014 Sewol ferry disaster that claimed more than 300 lives
A ship failed this Wednesday on an uninhabited island off the south-west coast of South Korea, said the Coast Guard.
UPDATE 5-South Korean ferry runs aground, all 267 people on board rescued
UPDATE 5-South Korean ferry runs aground, all 267 people on board rescued All 267 people on board a South Korean passenger ferry that ran aground off the southwestern tip of the Korean peninsula on Wednesday were rescued, in an incident that revived memories of the major ferry disaster in 2014 in which 300 people died.Passengers and crew were taken from the stricken vessel, the Coast Guard said in a statement, and 27 sustained minor injuries. Mo…
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