Jury finds for state in trial over shipwreck.(Disasters)(New Carissa: The ship's captain is found negligent and its owners are ordered to pay $25 million.)

The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) | November 14, 2002 | Copyright

Byline: BILL BISHOP The Register-Guard

A Coos County jury deliberated for less than eight hours Wednesday before finding that negligence by the ship's captain caused the 1999 wreck of the New Carissa and ordering the vessel's owners to pay the state $25 million to remove the remaining wreckage from the North Spit outside Coos Bay.

State leaders hailed the quick verdict as a strong reaffirmation of Oregonians' environmental awareness and commitment to maintaining public beaches in a pristine condition.

A spokeswoman for the ship's owners, Melinda ...

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