A group of U.S. Navy sailors headed to the Submarine Ball in Seattle assisted passengers on the halted Walla Walla ferry that ran aground near Bainbridge Island on Saturday.
All passengers were offloaded from the Walla Walla by 10 p.m. local time and taken to Bremerton, officials said.were aboard during the time. Dozens of Navy personnel were reportedly headed to the Submarine Ball in Seattle on Sunday.Onlookers watch as a vessels assist a ferry that ran aground near Bainbridge Island in Washington state on Saturday.
"It was just second nature at that point. It was a different boat with different people," Stroud explained to KOMO."We all kind of worked together and helped everyone do life jackets and guide them were they needed to go." The U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Northwest confirmed that all 596 passengers and 15 crew members on board were rescued by Kitsap Fast Ferry vessels without injuries.There were also 175 cars stuck on the ship, which were all successfully removed by Sunday. Stroud said he waited 18 hours to get his car back.
U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Northwest responded to assist local ferries disembark passengers from the stranded vessel in Rich Passage.Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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