October 12, 2008
- Coos Bay / North Bend, Oregon
Governor calls Carissa removal efforts 'remarkable'
By Azenith Smith
COOS BAY, Ore. - Having only seen it from high in the sky via a helicopter, Governor Ted Kulongoski made his first trip out on foot to visit the New Carissa shipwreck.
On Friday, Kulongoski toured the shipwreck site to see firsthand how the removal efforts were coming along. He said the whole operation is quite remarkable, from the setup of the two barges to how they rode on a cable car to get to the barges. He was also surprised at how fast the removal efforts are moving and quite pleased with it, after years of working on this project. "I remember when they sunk the other half of it and had to get a submarine to get a torpedo in it," Kulongoski said. "It has a lot of history to it. I think that when you look at all the litigation, we must have made all the lawyers in the maritime industry wealthy over this, but it's actually being done. It's coming off. I think it's worked out very well for everyone." He added that he plans to come back and visit the site with his wife when the shipwreck is completely gone. The ship ran aground in 1999. Kulongoski was in favor of removing the wreck, since it was a liability to the state of Oregon and a safety hazard to the public. The salvage company, Titan Maritime, anticipates that it will be removed by October, if not much sooner. |
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