Helmsman’s phone distraction blamed for South Korean ferry grounding

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A South Korean ferry ran aground after the helmsman became distracted by his mobile phone, a member of the coastguard said on Thursday.All 267 passengers and crew were safely brought to a nearby port after the ferry crashed on an uninhabited island off South Korea’s southwestern coast.The passenger vessel was travelling from Jeju Island to the port city of Mokpo when it ran aground after 8pm (local time) on Wednesday, authorities said.A preliminary investigation found that “the officer...