Canada may lose 4,813 Vehicles
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As for the matter of those MZDS here is the latest D.E.C. Posting:
On Tuesday, August 15, 2006, the USCG Marine Safety Detachment (MSD) in Dutch Harbor reported that the Cougar Ace list is currently at 12 degrees and vessel stable. The owners, Mitsui OSK Lines, and Titan are conducting soundings of all tanks to verify the vessel stability in order for Titan, the contracted salvor, to return operation of the vessel to Mitsui OSK Lines. The vessels emergency generator is on line and the service generator is being considered for placing back on line once Titan releases the ship back to the owners. The owners plan to clean transmission fluid and lubricants from all the car decks and containerize the recovered fluids for proper disposal. MSD personnel reported that most decks suffered vehicle damage and all vehicles must be re-secured.
The vessel is reported to be carrying approximately 4,813 vehicles as cargo. An undetermined amount of lubricant and transmission fluids spilled from the vehicles onto the cargo decks while the vessel was heeled over.
On Tuesday, August 15, 2006, the USCG Marine Safety Detachment (MSD) in Dutch Harbor reported that the Cougar Ace list is currently at 12 degrees and vessel stable. The owners, Mitsui OSK Lines, and Titan are conducting soundings of all tanks to verify the vessel stability in order for Titan, the contracted salvor, to return operation of the vessel to Mitsui OSK Lines. The vessels emergency generator is on line and the service generator is being considered for placing back on line once Titan releases the ship back to the owners. The owners plan to clean transmission fluid and lubricants from all the car decks and containerize the recovered fluids for proper disposal. MSD personnel reported that most decks suffered vehicle damage and all vehicles must be re-secured.
The vessel is reported to be carrying approximately 4,813 vehicles as cargo. An undetermined amount of lubricant and transmission fluids spilled from the vehicles onto the cargo decks while the vessel was heeled over.
Finally upright, Cougar Ace will be Portland-bound
WIDE BAY: Thousands of Mazdas stayed put and may be salable.
By LISA DEMER
Anchorage Daily News
Published: August 26, 2006
Last Modified: August 26, 2006 at 01:34 AM
Amazingly, the Mazdas may be OK.
Crews have righted the huge car carrier Cougar Ace, the ship that went sideways 230 miles south of the Aleutians, and are preparing to tow it to Portland, Ore., according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
It could be ready to leave Sunday or a couple of days after that, said Cmdr. Joe LoSciuto, who is deputy over the Western Alaska Coast Guard sector.
The ship keeled over onto its port side July 23 as the crew was attempting to adjust the ballast water at sea. International rules require a change of ballast before a foreign ship comes into port so that the ballast doesn't contaminate local waters with unfamiliar species that could become a nuisance, LoSciuto said.
The Cougar Ace has been moored at Icicle Seafoods' buoys in Wide Bay, northwest of Dutch Harbor, since tugs pulled it in Aug. 8. Workers finally stood it up straight Thursday night.
The Singapore-flagged ship was loaded with the whole inventory of Japanese-built Mazdas sold in the United States -- subcompacts and SUVS, Miatas and RX-8 sports cars, nearly 5,000 vehicles in all, said Jeremy Barnes, a Mazda spokesman.
The vehicles didn't tumble or crash when the ship listed, LoSciuto said. Each was secured to the ship with a "single point device." Mazda assured the Coast Guard that the system had been tested to hold down vehicles twice as heavy, he said.
Mazda wasn't ready to say its fleet is good to go. It needs to examine the cars, Barnes said.
"We don't have a car count as to what is salable and what condition they are in. It all depends on what we find when we get in," Barnes said.
But as far as the Coast Guard could determine, "there was minimal damage to the cars," LoSciuto said. Some seawater seeped in around the wheels of some vehicles, but generally the ship was watertight, he said.
A small sheen of lubricating oil leaked from the ship's bow thruster area Aug. 2 when it was still at sea, but officials haven't been able to determine why.
At the mooring on Unalaska Island, crews pumped out water from a cargo deck, where the sea had slowly leaked in from the cargo door ramp, and then used computer models to help determine how to balance the ship by adjusting water in ballast tanks, according to the Coast Guard.
Workers from Dutch Harbor-based Magone Marine Service Inc. also pumped out oily water from the bilge and shaft alleys. The oily water went into tanks for disposal. It may be carted to Seattle, said John Brown, a specialist with the state Department of Environmental Conservation who spent 10 days on Unalaska Island monitoring the operation.
The salvage is being managed by Titan Maritime.
A naval architect was killed when he slipped and hit his head while on the then-sideways ship. But all the ship's crew was rescued safely by the Alaska Air National Guard and the Coast Guard.
The Singapore government is investigating what made the ship list during the ballast change, which happened in international waters, LoSciuto said.
Singapore must certify the ship is safe for tow before it leaves port, he said.
Under the plan, two tugboats will bring it to Portland, where there are facilities for the vehicles and for ship repair, he said. The trip will take about 10 days.
While the Cougar Ace, owned by Mitsui OSK Lines of Tokyo, does not appear damaged, its systems need to be inspected by experts, according to the Coast Guard. For instance, the bunker fuel thickened in the cold when the ship listed.
WIDE BAY: Thousands of Mazdas stayed put and may be salable.
By LISA DEMER
Anchorage Daily News
Published: August 26, 2006
Last Modified: August 26, 2006 at 01:34 AM
Amazingly, the Mazdas may be OK.
Crews have righted the huge car carrier Cougar Ace, the ship that went sideways 230 miles south of the Aleutians, and are preparing to tow it to Portland, Ore., according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
It could be ready to leave Sunday or a couple of days after that, said Cmdr. Joe LoSciuto, who is deputy over the Western Alaska Coast Guard sector.
The ship keeled over onto its port side July 23 as the crew was attempting to adjust the ballast water at sea. International rules require a change of ballast before a foreign ship comes into port so that the ballast doesn't contaminate local waters with unfamiliar species that could become a nuisance, LoSciuto said.
The Cougar Ace has been moored at Icicle Seafoods' buoys in Wide Bay, northwest of Dutch Harbor, since tugs pulled it in Aug. 8. Workers finally stood it up straight Thursday night.
The Singapore-flagged ship was loaded with the whole inventory of Japanese-built Mazdas sold in the United States -- subcompacts and SUVS, Miatas and RX-8 sports cars, nearly 5,000 vehicles in all, said Jeremy Barnes, a Mazda spokesman.
The vehicles didn't tumble or crash when the ship listed, LoSciuto said. Each was secured to the ship with a "single point device." Mazda assured the Coast Guard that the system had been tested to hold down vehicles twice as heavy, he said.
Mazda wasn't ready to say its fleet is good to go. It needs to examine the cars, Barnes said.
"We don't have a car count as to what is salable and what condition they are in. It all depends on what we find when we get in," Barnes said.
But as far as the Coast Guard could determine, "there was minimal damage to the cars," LoSciuto said. Some seawater seeped in around the wheels of some vehicles, but generally the ship was watertight, he said.
A small sheen of lubricating oil leaked from the ship's bow thruster area Aug. 2 when it was still at sea, but officials haven't been able to determine why.
At the mooring on Unalaska Island, crews pumped out water from a cargo deck, where the sea had slowly leaked in from the cargo door ramp, and then used computer models to help determine how to balance the ship by adjusting water in ballast tanks, according to the Coast Guard.
Workers from Dutch Harbor-based Magone Marine Service Inc. also pumped out oily water from the bilge and shaft alleys. The oily water went into tanks for disposal. It may be carted to Seattle, said John Brown, a specialist with the state Department of Environmental Conservation who spent 10 days on Unalaska Island monitoring the operation.
The salvage is being managed by Titan Maritime.
A naval architect was killed when he slipped and hit his head while on the then-sideways ship. But all the ship's crew was rescued safely by the Alaska Air National Guard and the Coast Guard.
The Singapore government is investigating what made the ship list during the ballast change, which happened in international waters, LoSciuto said.
Singapore must certify the ship is safe for tow before it leaves port, he said.
Under the plan, two tugboats will bring it to Portland, where there are facilities for the vehicles and for ship repair, he said. The trip will take about 10 days.
While the Cougar Ace, owned by Mitsui OSK Lines of Tokyo, does not appear damaged, its systems need to be inspected by experts, according to the Coast Guard. For instance, the bunker fuel thickened in the cold when the ship listed.
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A similar thin happened a few years back to Volvo. Their first shipment of XC90's (suv) sank to the bottom of the ocean. I think there was a collision between two ships.
This motor trend link makes mention of it.
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/wagon/112_0312_2003_volvo_xc90/
This motor trend link makes mention of it.
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/wagon/112_0312_2003_volvo_xc90/
MadBiker said:
depends on the area ... i know Honda and Toyota sell alot more cars globally, but around here, there are alot more Mazdas than anywhere else in North America. The dealer where i bought my car sells about 6000 cars a year (around 20 new cars a day). They are the biggest dealer in NA
The Cougar Ace left UnAlaska today and she is now Portland bound!! probably 2 weeks or so to get there.
On another note: I kind of have mixed feelings on the salability of these vehicles. I know yeah they probably are fine but there is that chance of something happening that may have been caused by the Vessel listing at that degree. I dont know if I would pay full price for that vehicle or make sure that you have the full warrentee.
Any thoughts on this?
On another note: I kind of have mixed feelings on the salability of these vehicles. I know yeah they probably are fine but there is that chance of something happening that may have been caused by the Vessel listing at that degree. I dont know if I would pay full price for that vehicle or make sure that you have the full warrentee.
Any thoughts on this?
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I'll take one at half price thank you 
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=l9rVnMEioa8
video of cars, story and some damage, look 4:27 minutes INTO the video after the rx8 story
