News Release: Vessel runs aground near Salem, Ore.

	Office of Public Affairs 13th Coast Guard District

News Release	Date: Nov. 10, 2009 Contact: Sector Portland 503-240-9310
Vessel runs aground near Salem, Ore.
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Coast Guard is responding to a grounded vessel near Salem, Ore., Monday. Coast Guard Sector Portland recieved a report that the commercial passenger vessel Willamette Queen ran aground in the vicinity of Mclain Island on the Willamette River near Salem with 22 people on board. The passengers were removed from the vessel while the captain and an engineer remained aboard to monitor the situation. No injuries have been reported. Coast Guard pollution investigators and marine inspectors have been dispatched to the scene to examine the vessel and search for any signs of pollution.
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