"Rescue operations were underway on Wednesday after a South Korean passenger ferry carrying 267 people ran aground. The 26,000-tonne vessel was traveling from Jeju Island to the Mokpo port when it hit a small rocky island in the southwest of the country near Jindo Island. Among those on board were 246 passengers and 21 crew members, according to South Korea's Yonhap news agency."
"Jeju is located some 80 kilometers (nearly 50 miles) south of the Korean Peninsula, while the smaller Jindo island is connected to the mainland by bridge. The island in the Korean Strait is a top holiday destination for South Koreans. It is home to the Hallasan volcano and has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The site of the Wednesday grounding is near the area where the Sewol ferry sank in 2014, an accident that killed over 300 people."
A South Korean passenger ferry carrying 267 people ran aground on a small rocky island near Jindo while traveling from Jeju Island to Mokpo. The 26,000-tonne vessel had 246 passengers and 21 crew aboard. Five passengers reportedly suffered injuries from the impact. A hole was found in the ship but no flooding was detected. The coast guard said authorities deployed all available resources and video showed passengers in life vests waiting to board rescue boats. President Lee Jae Myung ordered swift rescue operations and requested real-time public updates. The grounding occurred near the area where the Sewol ferry sank in 2014.
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