Coast Guard responds to sternwheeler grounding

SEATTLE – The Coast Guard responded to the grounding of the sternwheeler Portland 1 1/2 miles east of the Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River near Portland, Ore., today. Coast Guard Sector Portland was notified around 5:30 p.m. that the 186-foot steel vessel lost its propulsion after running aground with 97 people aboard. A response boat crew from Station Portland, a rescue helicopter crew from...