All 109 people were rescued from a South Korean passenger boat that struck a rock off the southern coast and started taking on water in choppy seas.  The quick response by rescuers gave this episode a different outcome than the ferry disaster less than six months ago.

The ship was carrying 104 tourists and five crewmembers on Tuesday morning when it struck a rock in the water off the southwestern Jeolla province.  Why that happened has yet to be determined.  Small fishing boats and another cruise ship immediately raced to the scene, helping people standing on the deck as the ship sank lower and lower. 

South Korea is still grieving over April's ferry disaster that left more than 300 people dead or missing.  The Sewol ferry was carrying hundreds of high school students from a school near Seoul on a trip to a resort island.  The captain, several crewmembers, and ferry company executives face serious charges.