This article is about the ship. For the bus, see ACE Cougar.
The MVCougar Ace was a Singapore-flagged roll-on/roll-off car carrier vessel. The Cougar Ace was built by Kanasashi Co., of Toyohashi, Japan and launched in June 1993. Specifications cite a length of 199m, draft of 9.72m, beam of 32.26m and a maximum speed of 18.6 knots (34.4 km/h; 21.4 mph). Her Gross Tonnage is 55,328. She is owned by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines.[1]
4,703 (97.7%) of the vehicles on board were from Mazda; 60% were 2007 Mazda3s and 30% were Mazda CX-7s.[5] The remaining Mazdas were mainly RX-8 and MX-5 models. According to Car and Driver magazine, the exact contents of Mazda's shipment were 2,804 Mazda3, 1,329 CX-7, 295 MX-5, 214 RX-8, 56 Mazda5 and 5 Mazdaspeed6 models. The remaining 2.3% of the vehicles on board (approximately 110 vehicles) were from Isuzu, mostly Isuzu Elf trucks. In total, the cargo had an estimated value of US$117 million.[6]
Salvage effort
A marine salvage team from Titan Salvage arrived on site on 30 July 2006. Led by Salvage Master Captain Rich Habib, the team was able to get aboard the vessel via a U.S. Coast Guardhelicopter from the cutter Morgenthau.[7] Later that day naval architect Marty Johnson slipped and fell to his death as the salvage team was preparing to leave the Cougar Ace and board the tugboatEmma Foss.[8] Johnson was a 40-year-old resident of Issaquah, Washington and employee of Crowley, the parent company of Titan Salvage.[7]
Titan Salvage subsequently towed the vessel through Samalga Pass to the north side of the Aleutian Islands for protection from the weather using the tugboatsSea Victory, Gladiator and Emma Foss. It was then taken to Unalaska Island, where it was moored to Icicle Seafoods' mooring buoy. Cougar Ace was righted and redelivered to Mitsui Group on 16 August 2006, and on 25 August put under tow to Portland, Oregon for inspection and repair.
Disposition of cargo
Mazda officials reported minimal damage to the vehicles on board despite the ship listing for over a month.[9] However, according to the US Coast Guard, 41 vehicles broke loose and shifted.
On 11 September 2006, one day before the Cougar Ace arrived in Portland to begin unloading, Mazda USA announced that none of the Mazdas aboard would be sold as new vehicles.[10] Mazda USA published a list of VINs for the affected Mazda vehicles on their website.[citation needed]
On 15 December 2006, Mazda announced that all vehicles on the Cougar Ace would be scrapped.[11] After an extensive process to deploy all the airbags in each vehicle, all of the Mazda cars were crushed onsite at the Port of Portland by Pacific Car Crushing. The last Mazda car from the shipment was crushed on 6 May 2008.[6]
Appearances in media
The Cougar Ace was covered extensively by the automotive press because of the sheer number of new cars that Mazda scrapped after the incident. She has a cameo of sorts in episode one, season three, of the television series Deadliest Catch. She is shown, temporarily anchored in Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian islands, awaiting further recovery.
Scrapping
In June 2020 MV Cougar Ace was sold for scrap. She was beached at Alang, India on 23 June 2020 and cut up thereafter. [12][13]
Gallery
Video
The Cougar Ace listing on 14 August 2006 (over three weeks after the incident), view from the bow
View from above
The rudder and the propeller of MV Cougar ace are lifted after her 60° list to her portside.
BYM News Photo Gallery Album of pictures of Cougar Ace incident
MaritimeDigital Archive Media Library page on Cougar Ace
Autoblog report on the Cougar Ace
Cargo Law updates on the Cougar Ace
US Coast Guard Unified Command
BYM magazine Jan 2007
High Tech Cowboys of the Deep Seas: The Race to Save the Cougar Ace -- Wired magazine Vol 16, issue 03, March 2008
Car and Driver gallery
January 05, 2023
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This article is about the ship For the bus see ACE Cougar The MV Cougar Ace was a Singapore flagged roll on roll off car carrier vessel The Cougar Ace was built by Kanasashi Co of Toyohashi Japan and launched in June 1993 Specifications cite a length of 199m draft of 9 72m beam of 32 26m and a maximum speed of 18 6 knots 34 4 km h 21 4 mph Her Gross Tonnage is 55 328 She is owned by Mitsui O S K Lines 1 Cougar Ace listing to port view towards bow endHistoryNameCougar AceOwnerMitsui O S K LinesPort of registry Singapore SingaporeBuilderK K Kanasashi Toyohashi JapanCost 100 million Yard number3305Launched30 June 1993CompletedOctober 1993Out of serviceMay 2020IdentificationIMO number 9051375 Callsign 9VKEFateScrapped 19 June 2020General characteristicsClass and typeRoll On Roll Off car carrierTonnage55 328 GT 18 922 DWTLength199 m 652 ft 11 in Beam32 26 m 105 ft 10 in Draught9 72 m 31 ft 11 in PropulsionMitsubishiSpeed18 6 knots 34 4 km h 21 4 mph Capacity5 542 automobilesOn 4 May 2005 Cougar Ace delivered 5 214 automobiles at the Fraser River wharves in Richmond British Columbia This set a Canadian record for the most vehicles offloaded from a single ship 2 Contents 1 Loss of stability incident 1 1 Salvage effort 1 2 Disposition of cargo 2 Appearances in media 3 Scrapping 4 Gallery 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksLoss of stability incident EditOn 23 July 2006 she was en route from Japan to Vancouver British Columbia Tacoma Washington and Port Hueneme California with a cargo of 4 812 vehicles During an exchange of ballast water south of the Aleutian Islands she lost stability and developed a 60 list to port There were reports of a large wave striking the vessel during the ballast transfer but it is unknown what effect this had on her loss of stability 3 On 24 July the United States Coast Guard and the 176th Wing of the Alaska Air National Guard successfully rescued the 23 crew members 4 4 703 97 7 of the vehicles on board were from Mazda 60 were 2007 Mazda3s and 30 were Mazda CX 7s 5 The remaining Mazdas were mainly RX 8 and MX 5 models According to Car and Driver magazine the exact contents of Mazda s shipment were 2 804 Mazda3 1 329 CX 7 295 MX 5 214 RX 8 56 Mazda5 and 5 Mazdaspeed6 models The remaining 2 3 of the vehicles on board approximately 110 vehicles were from Isuzu mostly Isuzu Elf trucks In total the cargo had an estimated value of US 117 million 6 Salvage effort Edit A marine salvage team from Titan Salvage arrived on site on 30 July 2006 Led by Salvage Master Captain Rich Habib the team was able to get aboard the vessel via a U S Coast Guard helicopter from the cutter Morgenthau 7 Later that day naval architect Marty Johnson slipped and fell to his death as the salvage team was preparing to leave the Cougar Ace and board the tugboat Emma Foss 8 Johnson was a 40 year old resident of Issaquah Washington and employee of Crowley the parent company of Titan Salvage 7 Titan Salvage subsequently towed the vessel through Samalga Pass to the north side of the Aleutian Islands for protection from the weather using the tugboats Sea Victory Gladiator and Emma Foss It was then taken to Unalaska Island where it was moored to Icicle Seafoods mooring buoy Cougar Ace was righted and redelivered to Mitsui Group on 16 August 2006 and on 25 August put under tow to Portland Oregon for inspection and repair Disposition of cargo Edit Mazda officials reported minimal damage to the vehicles on board despite the ship listing for over a month 9 However according to the US Coast Guard 41 vehicles broke loose and shifted On 11 September 2006 one day before the Cougar Ace arrived in Portland to begin unloading Mazda USA announced that none of the Mazdas aboard would be sold as new vehicles 10 Mazda USA published a list of VINs for the affected Mazda vehicles on their website citation needed On 15 December 2006 Mazda announced that all vehicles on the Cougar Ace would be scrapped 11 After an extensive process to deploy all the airbags in each vehicle all of the Mazda cars were crushed onsite at the Port of Portland by Pacific Car Crushing The last Mazda car from the shipment was crushed on 6 May 2008 6 Appearances in media EditThe Cougar Ace was covered extensively by the automotive press because of the sheer number of new cars that Mazda scrapped after the incident She has a cameo of sorts in episode one season three of the television series Deadliest Catch She is shown temporarily anchored in Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian islands awaiting further recovery Scrapping EditIn June 2020 MV Cougar Ace was sold for scrap She was beached at Alang India on 23 June 2020 and cut up thereafter 12 13 Gallery Edit source source source source source source source source source source Video The Cougar Ace listing on 14 August 2006 over three weeks after the incident view from the bow View from above The rudder and the propeller of MV Cougar ace are lifted after her 60 list to her portside See also EditList of roll on roll off vessel accidents MV Hoegh Osaka a car carrier which had a major list incident in 2015 MV Reijin a car carrier which capsized off Oporto in 1988 References Edit Cougar Ace in German Retrieved 2 August 2006 Fraser Wharves Sets New Auto Delivery Record Open Sea Mitsui O S K Lines 4 May 2005 Archived from the original on 26 September 2007 Retrieved 1 August 2006 D Oro Rachel 26 July 2006 Rescued crew of listing ship happy to be alive Seattle Post Intelligencer Retrieved 11 November 2006 23 are rescued as cargo ship takes water Seattle Post Intelligencer 25 July 2006 Retrieved 1 August 2006 Mazda Vehicles Aboard Stricken Car Carrying Vessel Cougar Ace Mazda Motor Corporation 27 June 2006 Retrieved 1 August 2006 a b Cougar Ace The Great 103 Million Snafu at Sea Car and Driver 1 October 2008 Archived from the original on 9 May 2009 Retrieved 22 April 2009 a b Cougar Ace salvage operation turns deadly autoblog com Pemberton Mary 1 August 2006 Member of salvage team is killed in fall aboard listing ship Seattle Post Intelligencer Retrieved 1 August 2006 Demer Lisa 27 August 2006 Finally Upright Cougar Ace will be Portland Bound Anchorage Daily News Archived from the original on 11 October 2007 NO MAZDA VEHICLES ON CAR CARRYING VESSEL COUGAR ACE WILL BE SOLD AS NEW Archived from the original on 5 May 2008 ALL MAZDA VEHICLES FROM CAR CARRYING VESSEL COUGAR ACE TO BE SCRAPPED Archived from the original on 11 October 2007 scheepvaartwest Cougar Ace IMO 9051376 www scheepvaartwest be Retrieved 18 December 2021 Des Bois Robin 30 June 2020 Cougar Ace IMO 9051375 PDF Shipbreaking Bulletin of Information and Analysis 60 36 37 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cougar Ace category BYM News Photo Gallery Album of pictures of Cougar Ace incident MaritimeDigital Archive Media Library page on Cougar Ace Autoblog report on the Cougar Ace Cargo Law updates on the Cougar Ace US Coast Guard Unified Command BYM magazine Jan 2007 High Tech Cowboys of the Deep Seas The Race to Save the Cougar Ace Wired magazine Vol 16 issue 03 March 2008 Car and Driver gallery Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title MV Cougar Ace amp oldid 1117548536, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
