Coast Guard: Boat runs aground after operator fell asleep

U.S. Coast Guard Station Juneau. (File photo)
The Coast Guard reported a boat operator fell asleep Saturday morning and ran his vessel aground in Peril Strait.
The strait is south of Chichagof Island and north of Sitka. Officials said four people were aboard the 41-foot recreational vessel Pirate Son.
The passengers called the grounding into the Coast Guard around 10:30 a.m. None were injured in the accident.
Coast Guard Petty Officer Kelly Parker said the Alaska State Troopers reached the