By Heekyong Yang and Ju-min Park

SEOUL (Reuters) -A South Korean passenger ferry carrying 267 passengers and crew ran aground on Wednesday off the southwestern tip of the Korean peninsula, triggering a rescue operation and stirring memories of a major ferry disaster in 2014.

President Lee Jae Myung, who is currently travelling in the Middle East, ordered a swift rescue of all on board to prevent casualties and for details of the operation to be made public as they occur, the Yonhap News Agency reported.

Authorities were deploying all possible resources in the rescue operation, the coast guard said in a statement.

It said it believed there were no casualties so far from the incident and the boat was not taking on water.

RESCUE BOATS DEPLOYED

The 26,000-tonne ferry, the Queen Jenuvia 2

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