New Carissa Coos Bay, Oregon

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New CarissaCoos Bay, Oregon
February 1999 September 2008
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Feb. 3, 1999 The New Carissa approached the
Oregon coast on the night of intending to pick up
37,000 tons of wood chips at Coos Bay. the ship
was a typical commercial visitor. Otherwise
empty, the ship carried 359,000 gallons of heavy
bunker fuel oil in six tanks and 37,400 gallons
of diesel in another. A storm was battering the
coast, with winds up to 45 mph and 26-foot seas.
A Coos Bay pilot, assigned to guide the ship into
port, advised against entering the bay. The
ship's master, dropped anchor north of the harbor
entrance, about a mile and a half offshore,
intending to wait things out. Feb. 4, 1999
High seas and strong winds cause the anchor to
drag and push the ship into the surf zone. It
runs aground about 830 a.m., about three miles
north of Coos Bay.
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New Carissa Runs Aground
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New CarissaCommand Center
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Feb. 4 Unable to free the ship with its engines,
officials ask for a powerful salvage tug. The
closest, the Salvage Chief is in Astoria. Feb.
7 The Salvage Chief, bottled up in port by the
same storm, finally gets under way. Feb. 8 The
New Carissa begins to leak oil tar balls wash up
on beach. Feb. 9 The Salvage Chief gets in
position but can't reach the New Carissa with its
tow gear.
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New Carissa Cleanup
Feb. 10 Structural failure floods the New
Carissa's engine room, making it inoperable.
Fearing a massive spill if the ship breaks up,
officials decide to burn the onboard oil. The
first attempt by a U.S. Navy explosives team
fails.
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Feb. 11 Using explosives and napalm, the Navy
team ignites the fuel.
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New Carissa Breaks in Two
Feb. 11 Three hours after the first explosions,
the vessel breaks in two. The fire burns for 33
hours and consumes about 200,000 gallons of fuel.
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New Carissa Cleanup
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New Carissa Impacts
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New Carissa Impacts
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New CarissaOil Being Pumped Off
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New CarissaTowing Preparation
Feb. 17-March 1 A Seattle-based salvage tug, Sea
Victory, prepares to pull the 440-foot bow
section off the beach and heads out to sea, where
the bow will be sunk
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New CarissaBeing Towed Away
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New Carissa in Waldport
March 3 It runs aground at Waldport, north of
Coos Bay, and begins leaking oil.
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March 8 The Sea Victory retrieves the bow
section and heads about 320 miles offshore
March 11 Plastic explosives are set off and 69
rounds fired from a 5-inch deck gun into its hull
at the waterline in an attempt to flood the bow
section. But the New Carissa won't go
down. With night coming on, a submarine sinks it
with a Mark-48 torpedo. The bow goes down in
about 11,000 feet of water that is cold enough to
solidify the thick oil. July 1999 After months
of dismantling and cleaning, the USCG determines
the Stern of the New Carissa is no longer a
pollution threat and unified command stands down.
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New Carissa for Several Years
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• Approximately 400,000 gallons fuel onboard
• Approximately 200,000 gallons burned
• Approximately 70,000 gallons spilled
• Approximately 130,000 gallons sunk with the bow
  section

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Response Costs Unknown, however Green Atlas
Shipping filed a claim in court for 96 million
NPFC 7.5 millionDEQ 1.2 millionClausen
Oysters 1.4 millionNRDA ? 2.44 Million ?
Recreational Loss Valued at 395,000 to
413,000Ship Value ? 10 to 20 MillionCOFR
Between 22 and 23 Million
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New Carissa Review Committee Recommendations

• Have a powerful salvage tug on standby
• Improve communication between port pilots and
  vessel masters
• Train more state employees in spill response
• Nautical Charts and Coast Pilots
• Biological Baseline and Mapping
• Volunteer Organization and Management
• State ability to hire experienced contractors
  and experts
• Full copy of the report at http//www.oregondeq.c
  om/lq/pubs/docs/cu/NewCarissaRecommendationsStatus
  .pdf

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The New CarissaOil Spill
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Day 1
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Staging Area
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Command Center Photo
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Public Tours and Information
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New Carissa Stern Removal
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NEW CARISSA located 3.1 NM north of the entrance
to Coos Bay, Oregon.
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ARRIVAL COOS BAY
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Camshaft
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