Monday, June 23, 2008 - Page updated at 01:41 PM
E-mail article
Print view Share:
Digg
Newsvine
130-foot sailboat runs aground at Orcas Island
The Coast Guard says a 130-foot sailboat has run aground at Orcas Island. The Washington state ferry Sealth helped remove 27 people from the ship. No injuries have been reported.
The Coast Guard says a 130-foot sailboat has run aground at Orcas Island. The Washington state ferry Sealth helped remove 27 people from the ship. No injuries have been reported.
The 95-year-old schooner Adventuress ran aground at about noon in Wasp Passage on its way to celebrate its birthday at the Tacoma Tall Ships Festival.
Petty Officer Tara Molle (pronounced MOL) says the Coast Guard is investigating the cause of the grounding. No additional details about possible damage to the ship were immediately available.
The Adventuress is sailed by a Port Townsend company called Sound Experience. According to the company's Web site, the ship was built as a working ship and helped the Coast Guard during World War II.
Copyright © 2008 The Seattle Times Company
NEW - 11:03 PM
Seattle Center, schools reach pact to tear down Memorial Stadium
NEW - 10:38 PM
Danny Westneat: Red-light tickets veer off course
County executive sworn in, lays out agenda for first 100 days
UPDATE - 10:52 PM
Teenage pimp convicted of human trafficking
Address of deputy accused of assault found in Monfort home, sources say

This feature requires Flash 7.
Top video | World | Science / Tech | Entertainment
nwautos
Local riders say they've seen a surge in scooter interest in recent years, mostly from people wanting another commuting option. Seattle now ranks as o...
Post a comment
nwjobs
Post a comment
Michelle Goodman blogs about work/life balance.
Do you suffer from "sitting disease"?
Post a comment
- Home break-in ends in shootings, Everett police say
- Steve Kelley | Next Seahawks GM should be Mike Holmgren
- Mariners Blog | Jose Lopez appears to be on his way out
- Illegal workers quietly let go
- Amazon, Wal-Mart escalate Web price war
- As glam as he wants to be: Adam Lambert's real debut
- Sprouts, raw fish on attorney's 'do not eat' list
- Bellevue Blog | Bellevue residents blast new bikini espresso stand
- Big demand, grim outlook for state Basic Health Plan
- Husky Men's Basketball Blog | An interview with Enes Kanter's coach
- Sprouts, raw fish on attorney's 'do not eat' list
- Tattoos at Mill Creek church pierce skin, soul
- Food-safety lawyer's wish: Put me out of business
- Illegal workers quietly let go
- Architects, chefs find 'kid' within to build Gingerbread Village
- Nicole Brodeur | Homeless woman bent on giving
- Portland cafe's specialty: medical-marijuana tokes
- Big demand, grim outlook for state Basic Health Plan
- Hutch gets $10M from Bezos family for immunotherapy research
- Rediscovering Moab, 'the most beautiful place on Earth'




