Ferry carrying over 600 people runs aground near Seattle

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A passenger ferry carrying hundreds of people ran aground near Bainbridge Island west of Seattle on Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or contamination, authorities reported.

A passenger ferry carrying hundreds of people ran aground near Bainbridge Island west of Seattle on Saturday but there were no immediate reports of injuries or contamination, authorities said, and passengers were being evacuated from the ferry.

The"Walla Walla" ran aground in Rich Passage around 4:30 p.m. as it was traveling from the city of Bremerton to Seattle, according to Washington State Ferries, a division of the state Department of Transportation. "Initial indications are the vessel suffered a generator failure," but investigators were still looking into what happened, the agency said.There were 596 passengers and 15 crew members aboard, according to ferries spokesperson Diane Rhodes. A tug boat and the Coast Guard were on the scene.

"Low tide is about 8:09 p.m.," Rhodes wrote in an email."We are coordinating with local transit to have buses standing by." The ferries agency initially tweeted that it was"keeping passengers onboard" because"vessel engineers believe tide will be at the right height to safely tow the boat at midnight."

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