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The M/V ''Cougar Ace'' is a Singapore -flagged RO-RO (Roll On-Roll Off) car carrier vessel. The ''Cougar Ace'' was built by Kanasashi Co., of Toyohashi, Japan and launched in June of 1993. Specifications cite a length of 199m, draft of 9.72m, beam of 32.26m and a maximum speed of 18.6 knots. Her Gross Tonnage is 55,328. She is owned by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines .1 Approximately 4,700 of the vehicles were Mazda s, with about 60% of these being the 2007 Mazda3s and 30% being Mazda CX-7 Crossover SUV s. The remaining Mazdas are RX-8s and MX-5s . About 100 of the vehicles were not Mazdas, but the exact make of those has not been disclosed. While initially adrift, the ship was later towed by Tugboat s to Unalaska Island , where it was moored next to Icicle Seafoods Buoy s as it was righted. On August 25 , 2006 the newly upright vessel was put under tow to Portland, Oregon for inspection and repair. Mazda officials reported little to no damage to the vehicles onboard despite the ship listing nearly 90 degrees for over a month. Anchorage Daily News - Finally Upright, Cougar Ace will be Portland Bound However, according to the US Coast Guard, 41 vehicles broke loose and shifted, and the few public pictures from inside the ship do show severe damage to at least some cars. [http://www.fjcruiserforums.com/forums/off-topic-discussion/9778-remember-ship-its-side.html On September 11 , 2006, one day before the Cougar Ace arrived in Portland to begin unloading, Mazda USA announced that none of the Mazda cars aboard will be sold as new vehicles. NO MAZDA VEHICLES ON CAR-CARRYING VESSEL COUGAR ACE WILL BE SOLD AS NEW Mazda USA published a list of VINs for the affected Mazda vehicles on the www.MazdaUSA.com website. On December 15 , 2006, Mazda announced that all vehicles on the Cougar Ace will be scrapped. ALL MAZDA VEHICLES FROM CAR-CARRYING VESSEL COUGAR ACE TO BE SCRAPPED Full story of Cougar Ace & her Mazdas in the BYM magazine Jan 2007 BYM magazine Jan 2007 REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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