New Carissa - Wikipedia
MV New Carissa was a freighter that ran aground and broke apart on a beach near Coos Bay, Oregon, United States, during a storm in February 1999. An attempt to tow the bow section of the ship out to sea failed when the tow line broke, and the bow was grounded again. Eventually, the bow was successfully towed out to sea and sunk.
New Carissa - The Oregon Encyclopedia
The New Carissa, a 639-foot freighter, wrecked on the North Spit near North Bend early on the morning of February 4, 1999, causing what many experts consider Oregon’s worst oil spill disaster. High winds and twenty-six-foot swells drove the ship aground south of Horsefall Beach, about 2.7 miles north of the jetty.
New Carissa 21 years later: napalm, a torpedo and 70,000 …
On Feb. 4, 1999, the New Carissa, a 640-foot cargo ship sailing fresh off a trans-Pacific journey from Japan, was in the waters off Coos Bay, waiting to pick up a load of timber from the...
New Carissa Disaster: 20 years ago today (photos) - oregonlive
2019年2月4日 · Twenty years ago today, the New Carissa ran aground just south of Coos Bay, unleashing one of the worst environmental disasters Oregon has seen before or since. While nobody died, the cleanup...
New Carissa: Looking back on 1999 environmental disaster
2024年2月7日 · In a saga that unfolded amid the roaring waves and whipping winds of February 1999, the MV New Carissa, a massive freighter ship, met its untimely demise on the shores near Coos Bay. The...
Coos Bay looks back on 25th anniversary of New Carissa shipwreck
2024年2月9日 · After tugging the bow of the ship and failing to sink it with explosives, U.S. Navy warships were called in to fire their big guns at the hull. Throughout the bombardment, the bow refused to sink until a submarine fired a torpedo at the bow, finally bringing the front half of the New Carissa to the bottom of the ocean.
Memories of the New Carissa – AIR, LAND & WATER
2020年3月11日 · The New Carissa, a 640-foot wood-chip freighter, arrived empty of cargo off the shore of Coos Bay on Feb. 3, 1999, but worsening weather stopped it from pulling into the harbor. Instead, its crew dropped anchor not far from the beach, an error that contributed to the ship’s grounding the following day.
20 Years Ago: The Grounded Freighter That Never Reached its …
Twenty years ago, on Feb. 4, 1999, the 639 foot freighter New Carissa ran aground near Coos Bay, Oregon. The ship was destined to load wood chips to carry to Japan, but nature had another plan. The unladen freighter, riding high in the water (and therefore a …
New Carissa: Disaster for the Oregon Coast - OCEANSCAPE …
Considered the second worst environmental disaster in the state's history, the New Carissa shipwreck still haunts many people and places on the Oregon coast.
Shipwreck of the New Carissa on the Oregon Coast: February 4, 1999 …
2020年2月3日 · Coos Bay, Ore.(Feb 12)--Coast Guard helps avert environmental castastrophe after the bulk carrier New Carissa ran aground Feb. 4 one mile north of Coos Bay, Oregon and began to leak oil.