BRINNON — The Coast Guard says a 65-foot vessel ran aground while being towed near Brinnon with up to 500 gallons of diesel fuel aboard.
An image released by the agency showed the pleasure craft Avalon mostly submerged near Pleasant Harbor, in Hood Canal. It was reported aground at about 2:30 a.m. The Coast Guard and Washington Department of Ecology responded to deploy oil-containment boom. An oil sheen was visible on the water.
Officials said they were working with the vessel’s owner to develop a plan to remove the fuel onboard.
The vessel was being towed by a 14-foot skiff at the time. All four people on the Avalon were able to abandon the boat in favor of the skiff, which brought them ashore at Pleasant Harbor State Park.
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