http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/northwe...p-5256224c.html



Nearly 1,400 new Mazdas scheduled to arrive at the Port of Tacoma this weekend might end up at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean instead.

The transport carrying them began to take on water over the weekend and the Coast Guard urged its crew members to abandon ship Monday.



The Cougar Ace was carrying a total of about 4,800 cars from Japan to Canada when it began to list Sunday night in the stormy waters off the western Aleutian Islands.



“It’s sitting on its side, basically,” Petty Officer Stephen Harrison said.



Some of the Mazdas were due in Tacoma this Sunday, said Mike Wasem, spokesman for the Port of Tacoma. The port, which expects to import as many as 160,000 vehicles this year, expected to receive 1,376 vehicles from the ship, he said.



“It’s just an unfortunate thing,” Wasem said. “You’ve just got to hope all the crew is safe and sound.”

thats SOOOOOOOOOOOOO last week

uhh yea i knew about that like a month ago when it happened

anyone want to rent a tug and head out there with me, it's up for salvage lol

haha that is right in my area. Show how much I am in tune with local news...

oh hey, we could pirate that for real!

it wouldnt be piratism, it would be salvage, which is perfectly legal for a boat in peril, u could easily go yank that boat, tow it to port and either hit mazda with a gigantic bill or claim the boat and contents.

Salvage Tug is already lashed on, we would have to "pirate" the existing tow..AvasT!!!!!!!





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