State wins $25m for New Carissa

A JURY has found the owners and operators of wood-chip vessel New Carissanegligent for allowing it to run aground in 1999 and awarded the state of Oregon $25m to remove the last of the wreckage from a public beach.
The Coos County Circuit Court jury deliberated less than seven hours over evidence presented in the month-long trial before reaching a ...

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