ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Coast Guard says a charter boat with whale-watchers on board has run aground in Southeast Alaska waters after it struck a rock.
Coast Guard officials say there are no injuries among the nine passengers and four crewmembers aboard the 75-foot Catalyst, which ran aground Tuesday on a small island about 68 miles from Juneau.
A Coast Guard cutter has arrived on scene and a helicopter crew is expected to fly over later Tuesday.
Coast Guard officials say the Catalyst has listed 20 degrees and the vessel’s captain plans to refloat it at high tide Tuesday evening.
Officials say the vessel had about 1,600 gallons of diesel fuel on board. There are no reports of pollution or visual damage to the vessel, which is home-ported out of Friday Harbor, Wash.
