Removal of the remaining wreckage of the ship New Carissa from the beach at Coos Bay has been put off another year, the state said today. Oregon officials had hoped to see the wreckage gone by fall.
But Department of State Lands Director Louise Soliday said there is not enough time to finish negotiations with salvage contractor Titan Maritime Co. of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and the owners of the New Carissa, Green Atlas Shipping Co., before the end of the summer period when tides and weather make removal possible.