Boat runs aground near Bonneville Dam

Published 5:00 am Saturday, June 28, 2008

PORTLAND — The Coast Guard says the stern-wheel tug Portland ran aground east of the Bonneville Dam, and it was pulled to a dock.

The Coast Guard said 97 people were aboard the vessel Friday afternoon, and there were no injuries.

The guard said in a press release that a tugboat pulled the 186-foot vessel to a dock at Cascade Locks after several agencies sent boats and aircraft to help about 5:30 p.m.

The vessel was about 1.5 miles east of the dam.

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