The Walla Walla ran aground in Rich Passage at around 4.30pm local time as it was travelling from the city of Bremerton to Seattle, according to Washington State Ferries, a division of the state Department of Transportation. A photo taken by a Coast Guard officer showed the Walla Walla near the shore as people looked at it from the beach and snapped pictures. A tug was positioned at one end of the ferry with an apparent Coast Guard boat nearby. The website lists the Walla Walla as a four-engine, jumbo class ferry with a maximum capacity of 2,000 passengers and 188 vehicles. The Walla Walla was constructed in 1973 in Seattle and rebuilt in 2003, according to the site.

Source: The Times April 16, 2023 07:10 UTC