The New Carissa Disaster 1999 | A Brief History Documentary. MV New Carissa was a freighter that ran aground on a beach near Coos Bay, Oregon, United States during a storm in February 1999. The New Carissa started leaking its fuel into the local environment creating a toxic disaster.

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[–]chottohen 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Remember the wreck of the Exxon Valdez tanker around twenty years ago? Just after the accident the captain, who was known to have a drinking problem, shouted: I said TankerRAY on the rocks, dammit. Tanqueray is a popular brand of gin.