It was Titan Salvage crew member Yuri Mayani to the rescue. When seagulls and their nests were going to be left without a perch on the carved-up New Carissa, Mayani found a way to transfer the birds to Titan’s Karlissa B barge.

The ship, void of human activity for years, is still teeming with life — animal life.

A closer look inside the shipwreck shows it is not just birds that have taken a liking to the rusty hulk. Titan workers found clams burrowed into the sand that has filtered into the wreck’s lowest reaches. Starfish cling to the saltwater-battered interior, and countless barnacles hang like wallpaper to the sides.

Then there are the occasional visitors. Crew members have noticed sea lions and seals happily floating and playing in the water surrounding the chip ship. Even a curious whale occasionally visits the wreck.