The U.S. Coast Guard and local vessels responded to Rich Passage near Bainbridge Island, Washington, after a ferry with nearly 600 passengers ran aground Saturday.
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The Walla Walla, a four-engine jumbo class ferry, was en route to Seattle from Bremerton around 4:30 p.m. when the vessel ran aground in Rich Passage near Bainbridge Island, just west of Seattle, officials with Washington State Ferries said.FOX13 Seattle.None of the ferry’s 596 passengers or 15 crew members were injured in the grounding, the U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Northwest said.
As of 10 p.m. local time, all Walla Walla passengers were transported to Bremerton aboard the Kitsap ferry vessels, officials said.
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