July 23 — The U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday that a Kenmore Air seaplane in Washington state with ​11 people on board made an emergency landing ‌near Sucia Island before catching fire, but everyone on the plane was accounted for after a rescue operation.Kenmore Air, the largest U.S. seaplane ​airline, said a de Havilland DHC-3 Otter plane ​that departed from Lake Union, Seattle, was involved in ⁠an accident in Shallow Bay near Sucia Island at ​about 5:15 p.m. PDT.An image released by the Coast ​Guard showed the seaplane on fire in the water at the crash site.Sucia Island is in Washington state’s San Juan Islands located north ​of Seattle near the Canadian border.The Coast Guard and Canadian ​and local responders launched multiple assets to assist with the rescue, the ‌Coast ⁠Guard said.“Several patients are being transported to local hospitals for medical evaluation and treatment,” it added.Kenmore Air said there were 10 passengers and one pilot on board. Two injured ​passengers were transported ​to medical ⁠facilities in Bellingham and another two injured passengers were transported to Orcas Island for evaluation ​and treatment, the airline said.“Kenmore Air is fully ​cooperating ⁠with the investigating authorities, and we will continue providing verified information as it becomes available,” CEO David Gudgel said in a ⁠statement.Founded ​in 1946, Kenmore Air flies more ​than 90,000 passengers annually on scheduled, scenic and charter flights, according to its ​website.