The passenger ferry Massachusetts became stranded off Hingham, Massachusetts.   The ferry departed Hingham bound for Boston with nine passengers and five crew when it went aground on a nearby sandbar.  No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released. The passengers were transferred to a police vessel.   A tugboat was dispatched a short time later and was able to refloat the Massachusetts.

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