Dredging boat runs aground in Newport A...

Dredging boat runs aground in Newport

A 167-foot dredging boat that ran aground Sunday morning remained

on the shoreline of West Newport Monday morning.

The Eland, taking part in a dredging operation near the shore, ran

aground on the beach at about 8 a.m. Sunday near 68th Street, said

Jennifer Schulz, a spokeswoman for the Newport Beach Fire Department.

The boat’s engineer unsuccessfully attempted to move the boat

Monday morning at high tide under the ship’s own power, Schulz said.

He will try again today at high tide, 8:17 a.m., with the help of a

tugboat, she said.

Rollover accident injures one seriously

A crash on Newport Boulevard in Costa Mesa Monday left at least

one person seriously injured.

A Chevrolet Suburban was traveling south on Newport Boulevard at

3:02 p.m. when it struck a car going west on Industrial Way, Costa

Mesa Police Lt. Dale Birney said. Both vehicles rolled over in the

crash, police said.

The westbound car had at least four people in it, Birney said.

One was seriously injured and taken to Western Medical Center in

Santa Ana, he said.

Police had not identified the victim late Monday.