Seoul: A passenger ferry carrying 267 people ran aground off South Korea’s southwestern coast Wednesday, the country’s Coast Guard said.

Five passengers sustained minor injuries in the grounding, but no deaths were reported.

The accident occurred at around 8:17 pm near Jangsan Island in Sinan County, 366 kilometers south of Seoul, Yonhap News Agency reported.

The 26,546-tonne Queen Jenuvia was en route to the port city of Mokpo after departing from the resort island of Jeju, carrying 246 passengers and 21 crew members, according to the Coast Guard.

The ferry reportedly grounded on a submerged rock near an uninhabited islet as it approached the waters off Jangsan Island.

A hole was found in the bow of the ship, but no flooding has been detected so far, the Coast Guard said.

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