Massachusetts Ferry Runs Aground, 17 On Board

The Coast Guard was monitoring a ferry that ran aground in Lynn Harbor, Massachusetts at 8:20 p.m. on Wednesday. 

When the Ferry Cetacea ran aground about a quarter of a mile from the pier, Coast Guard crews from Station Point Allerton launched a rescue crew aboard a 47-foot motor life boat to provide a safety zone and stand by to assist if the situation deteriorated. 

High tide was predicted to be at 1:00 a.m. The Cetacea, with 13 passengers and four crew aboard, was expected to re-float on the incoming tide.

"We to want to make sure the passengers, crew, and vessel are all safe" said Petty Officer 1st Class Paul Brancaleoni, the operations unit controller at the 1st Coast Guard District Command Center in Boston, Massachusetts. "We'll stay on scene and monitor it closely to ensure they are." 

This appears to be the same ferry that became disabled due to an offshore cable at the end of July. Read more about that incident here.