The end of the New Carissa

Oct 02

The end of the New Carissa

The Ship That Will Not Die has finally been laid to rest, after nearly a decade stuck in the surf zone of a remote Oregon beach. Titan Salvage used the jack-up barges Karlissa A and Karlissa B to remove the last visible remains of the New Carissa this week. The Florida-based company signed a $16.5 million US contract with Oregon Department...

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The legacy of the Cosco Busan

Sep 23

UPDATE: Regal Stone Ltd. and Fleet Management Ltd., owners and operators of the Cosco Busan, agreed to a $44.4 million settlement for natural resource damages and penalties (See press release,Sept.21, 2011) By Alison Bate, Sept. 2008 It looks like a primitive computer game, but this real-time ship tracking system on the BoatingSF.com website...

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