SEOUL (Reuters) -A South Korean passenger ferry that ran aground was towed to a port on Thursday after all 267 people on board were rescued as authorities launched an investigation into whether there had been a navigational error.

The incident rekindled memories in South Korea of a 2014 ferry sinking that killed more than 300 people, though this time the passengers and crew were successfully rescued after the vessel hit a rocky islet and became stranded late on Wednesday.

No lives were in danger and the vessel was not leaking, according to coast guard officials.

Authorities will examine whether the ship was unable to change course in time in the narrow channels in the area, off the southwestern tip of the Korean peninsula, said Chae Jae-gon, an official from the Mokpo coast guard.

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