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New Carissa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The New Carissa, officially known as the M/V New Carissa, was a freighter that ran aground on a beach near Coos Bay, Oregon, United States, during a storm in February 1999 and subsequently broke apart. |
 | | Continued poor weather in the interim had driven the New Carissa closer to the shore, and the Salvage Chief, upon its arrival, was unable to reach the New Carissa with its tow gear. |
 | | The wreck of the New Carissa caused what is considered by many to be one of the most serious oil spills to affect the state of Oregon, and the worst since a 1984 spill near Longview, Washington which dumped 200,000 gallons (750,000 liters) of oil into the Columbia River. |
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