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A whale-watching boat ran aground Wednesday morning in Favorite Channel.

Allen Marine’s St. Maria was near Eagle Rock, north of the Juneau area, when it struck charted rock, U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Nicholas Capuzzi said.

“The reason they were up there is because there’s a lot of seals that they can spot up there, so when they’re not doing whales they’re looking at other mammals, and the seals are in that area,” Capuzzi said. “They were probably following them along and the tide was a little lower than they expected.”

One-hundred-and-thirteen passengers were aboard, but no injuries were reported. The boat sustained a small crack in the port hull.

Capuzzi said the St. Maria’s onboard pumps were able to keep the vessel de-watered.

“The tide was coming up so they were able to refloat on their own,” Capuzzi said. “They transferred passengers to another of their vessels and they proceeded back with the damaged vessel.”

The Coast Guard Sector Juneau is investigating the incident to see whether any future safety recommendations are needed.

Correction: A previous version of this story reported that the boat struck a sandbar. Coast Guard Lt. Nicholas Capuzzi said the boat struck a charted rock. This story has been updated. 

(Video courtesy U.S. Coast Guard)

A Coast Guard crew medevaced a woman suffering from a possible heart attack on Wednesday.

The Celebrity Solstice was sailing west of Craig when the 61-year-old began experiencing symptoms, and the ship’s captain requested help.

Sector Juneau watchstanders directed the launch of an Air Station Sitka crew. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter transported her to Guardian Flight crew waiting in Ketchikan.

According to Guardian Flight, she was transferred to PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center, Bellingham, Washington.

It may not seem like it after a week of sunshine, but this May has been wetter than average in Juneau.

As of Friday, the National Weather Service has recorded 2.31 inches of rain at the Juneau International Airport.

That’s about half an inch above the average, according to meteorologist Bryan Caffrey — and more is on the way. He says the clouds will start rolling in late Saturday.

“We’ve had our window of nice, sunny weather,” Caffrey said. “We can’t have that too much in a row here in Southeast.”

Caffrey says there’s about a 40 percent chance of rain Sunday evening.

“Sunday we start seeing a return of being a rainforest.”

Rain is likely Monday.

A grand jury on Thursday indicted a 35-year-old man on multiple charges of felony burglary.

Travis Ian Johnson is accused of breaking into several downtown offices on Harris Street.

According to the criminal complaint, Juneau police responded May 3 to a report of burglary at the building at 418 Harris Street. Someone had pried open an office door and several dollar coins were stolen.

Police Officer Eric Hoffman identified Johnson from building security video. The complaint says the video showed Johnson forcing another office door open with a pry bar.

The officer found Johnson a few days later and placed him under arrest.

Johnson is in custody at Lemon Creek Correctional Center.

Two people were injured Sunday after their car went over an embankment on Thane Road.

According to a Juneau Police news release, the 2009 Subaru Legacy was heading south on Thane. The car went off the road, traveled down a 15-foot embankment, and struck a utility pole.

A 29-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman were taken to the hospital. They were listed in stable condition.

The release did not identify the people involved in the crash.

Capital City Fire & Rescue knocked down a structure fire on Randall Road.

The two-story home was half involved in the fire. Randall Road was closed.

All the occupants were reported out and safe.