The New Carissa is a dry bulk freighter which was run aground near Coos Bay, Oregon in February of 1999 still holding thousands of gallons of fuel on board. After failed attempts at pumping the remaining oil from the ship, officials decided to set the fuel ablaze using napalm among other methods. Even with these efforts, a large amount of oil was spilled and marine life was greatly effected. Eventually the bow of the ship was towed out to sea and sunk. Thankfully, the oil which remained in this portion of the ship would have solidified due to the frigid temperatures found in the deep water, minimizing further impact on wildlife. Efforts have been made to tow the stern of the ship out to sea as well, however, they must have been unsuccessful, as the wreckage still sits just off the Oregon shoreline. This photo shows what is left of the New Carissa today.
3 responses
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Arndt said (20 Mar 2008):
Wow. That's pretty intense
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Jonathan Nafarrete gave props (3 Apr 2008):
wow amazing.
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Erin DePretto said (14 Dec 2008):
Good call Nicole, I think you're right! Unfortunately, this was somewhat of a drive-by shooting, and this was the only clear shot I ended up with.
