ANACORTES, Wash. (AP) — The Coast Guard says a Navy barge carrying an estimated 9,000 pounds of munitions hit the rocks near Anacortes on Monday morning.
Coast Guard Chief Robert Lanier told The Seattle Times (http://bit.ly/n7YZXg ) the incident happened about 5:20 a.m. when the 322-foot barge St. Elias, which was being towed by a tugboat, ran aground on Belle Rock.
Lanier says the munitions were bound for a Navy ammunition depot at Indian Island. The munitions appear to be stable and safe and there were no reported injuries in the grounding.
The Coast Guard has found no evidence of an oil spill but some damage to the hull is likely.
