Authorities say they rescued everyone on a ferry after it was stranded off the South Korean coast. Photo: AP PHOTO

All 267 people on board a South Korean passenger ferry that ran aground off the southwestern tip of the Korean peninsula have been rescued in an incident that revived memories of the major ferry disaster in 2014 in which 300 people died.

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Passengers and crew were taken from the stricken vessel on Wednesday, the coast guard said in a statement, and 27 sustained minor injuries.

Most will be transported to the coastal city of Mokpo while 21 crew members will remain on the

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