The Latest: S. Korea rescues all 163 after ferry hits rock

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on a ferry accident in South Korea (all times local):

South Korea's coast guard says it rescued all 163 people from a ferry that hit a rock in waters off the country's southwestern coast. A spokesman for the Coast Guard said: “It seems that the ferry's front grazed the rock after it changed directions to avoid a fishing boat passing by.” 

 Coastguard and civilian vessels are making their way to the scene. A Coast Guard official was quoted by AP as saying it appeared that the ferry hit the rock as it was trying to avoid a fishing boat while travelling in foggy waters. Advertisement

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The accident happened not far from where a ferry, the MV Sewol, sank and killed more than 300 people in 2014, triggering a national outpouring of grief and soul-searching over lax safety standards.
A passenger ferry grounds off the coast of South Korea, injuring at least six people with The South Korean Coastguard evacuating all 163 on board.