Barge runs aground near Magnolia marina

A barge carrying more than 284,000 gallons of heavy bunker fuel ran aground on rocks north of downtown Seattle on Tuesday night, but a Coast Guard search did not find any spilled fuel.

Coast Guard spokesman Shawn Eggert said strong winds about 8:15 p.m. broke one of the barge's tow lines, blowing it into the Elliott Bay Marina breakwall and grounding it on rocks. It was being towed by a tugboat when the line snapped.

The 271-foot, double-hulled barge, Shauna Kay, was pulled off the rocks about 8:45 p.m., Eggert said. It was moved to Pier 91.

"At this point, we've found no damage to the hull or tanks," Eggert said at 10:45 p.m., shortly after the Coast Guard ended a pollution response effort.

Olympic Tug and Barge will assist the Coast Guard Wednesday morning with an underwater search of the hull.

The damaged barge is owned by Zidell Marine Corp, Eggert said. A company spokesman could not be reached late Tuesday.