Whale-watching boat with 76 passengers runs aground off Wash

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The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating what caused a whale-watching boat with 76 passengers aboard to run aground and take on water off the coast of Washington state.rnThe 65-foot Odyssey, based in Friday Harbor, Wash., was returning from an afternoon cruise July 15 when it struck Leo Reef north of Lopez Island shortly before 1700, the Coast Guard reported.rnAt about 1830, crewmen from Coast Guard Cutter Swordfish boarded Odyssey to inspect it for damage and found that it was taking onrnwater at the rate of about 1 gallon per minute, the Coast Guard said.