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.
Washington State Ferries, a division of the state Department of Transportation, said via Twitter that the vessel "Walla Walla" ran aground in Rich Passage at around 4:30 p.m. as it was traveling from the city of Bremerton to Seattle.
Officials were investigating, but "initial indications are the vessel suffered a generator failure," Washington State Ferries said.
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