Update: Ore. ship wreckage may be sunk
COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) - Crews took another shot Monday at igniting the oil
left on a grounded tanker while officials announced a plan to tow the bow
section of the wreckage out to sea and sink it in deep water. Most of the
400,000 gallons of oil on the ship was burned off last week, and officials
say no more than 10% is left. The residual oil has transformed into a
thicker, waxier substance that is harder to burn. The fuel pouring from the
two halves of the New Carissa, which grounded nearly two weeks ago, was
washing up on a nearby beach, where 300 cleanup workers were scraping it
up, Coast Guard officials said. Meanwhile, the environmental toll grew,
with 37 dead birds found so far and oyster harvests ordered halted. See
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