SEOUL • Some 160 people stranded in waters off South Korea’s southwestern coast after their ship ran aground yesterday have been rescued by the Coast Guard..
SEOUL • Some 160 people stranded in waters off South Korea’s southwestern coast after their ship ran aground yesterday have been rescued by the Coast Guard.
The ferry was carrying 163 people – 158 passengers and five crew members – when it hit a rock as it tried to avoid a fishing boat amid dense fog near Shinan county, 400km south of Seoul.
“It seems that the ferry’s front grazed the rock after it changed direction to avoid a fishing boat passing by,” said an official, according to the Independent.
The Coast Guard initially said the ferry was carrying 187 passengers, but later revised the number to 158, the Associated Press reported.
Six people were being treated for mild injuries resulting from the crash, which caused the ferry’s front to mount the rock, said an official speaking on condition of anonymity.
