​Anchor: A ferry ran aground off the southwestern tip of the Korean peninsula Wednesday night. All 267 people aboard the vessel have been rescued, and two dozen suffered minor injuries, but the accident revived the painful memories of a tragic ferry sinking in 2014 in which more than 300 people died.
Kim Bum-soo has more. 

Report: 

[Sound bite: Nat sounds from video footage taken from the Queen Jenuvia 2]

A calm, orderly exit followed a brief moment of panic on Wednesday night as hundreds of passengers were ushered off a stranded boat near South Korea's southwestern coast.

The 26-thousand-ton Queen Jenuvia 2 struck an uninhabited islet near Jindo Island while traveling from the southern resort island of Jeju to the western coastal city of Mokpo.

The coast guard rescued all passengers around three hours after the ferry ran aground on Wednesday night. 

[Sound bite: Coast Guard Commissioner General Kim Yong-jin (Korean-English)]
"Regarding the passenger ship that ran aground, we mobilized all available coast guard resources and, with cooperation from multiple agencies, we rescued all passengers. The rescued passengers are arriving at Mokpo Port and, after being examined by the medical team, they will move to their accommodations." 

As passengers and crew members were taken from the stricken boat, 27 reported minor injuries from the grounding.

[Sound bite: male passenger (Korean-English)]
“There was a bang. It was loud. When I woke up, there was an island in front of the ship.”

Footage filmed by a passenger showed people on the boat wearing life vests as they waited for rescue boats to approach. 

[Sound bite: Passenger Kim Nam-hyung (51/Korean-English)]
“I was in the cabin dozing off — not fully asleep, just lying down — when my body suddenly jolted backward, and there was a tremendous bang, almost like a vehicle exploding.”

She described a loud “bang” ripping through the vessel, jolting passengers awake.

[Sound bite: Passenger Kim Nam-hyung (51/Korean-English)]
"I thought I might die. The sound was too loud. It sounded like a big accident. But, having seen the Sewol ferry, I knew that in situations like this, you have to stay calm, move outside, wear a life jacket, and wait. It seems like a lot of people did the same.”

The coast guard's successful rescue operations brought sighs of relief across South Korea, a nation that was traumatized in 2014 by the sinking of the Sewol ferry.

Authorities believe that the officer in charge of navigation was using a phone and had left autopilot to navigate the vessel through a narrow strait at the time of the incident.

The Mokpo Maritime Police arrested the first mate and the helmsman of the ill-fated ship for further investigation. 
Kim Bum-soo, KBS World Radio News.