Capsized Freighter off Alaska has 1400 new Mazdas aboard...
07-25-2006, 07:52 PM
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Capsized Freighter off Alaska has 1400 new Mazdas aboard...
I hope nobody here is waiting for a special-order RX-8...
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/n...-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.”
Most of the vehicles imported by the port are shipped by train to parts of the Upper Midwest and the East Coast, he said. In addition to Mazda, the port imports vehicles from Isuzu, Kia, Mitsubishi and Suzuki.
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/n...-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.”
Most of the vehicles imported by the port are shipped by train to parts of the Upper Midwest and the East Coast, he said. In addition to Mazda, the port imports vehicles from Isuzu, Kia, Mitsubishi and Suzuki.
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Originally Posted by dillsrotary
holy freakin ****, it probably had a bunch of silver ones on it.
07-25-2006, 07:58 PM
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The boat is 2 shades of silver!!! I bet a soccer mom in her new scooner hit the **** out of that ship well talking on the phone and applying some unflattering makeup.
07-25-2006, 08:05 PM
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Originally Posted by vapourit
The boat is 2 shades of silver!!! I bet a soccer mom in her new scooner hit the **** out of that ship well talking on the phone and applying some unflattering makeup.
07-25-2006, 08:07 PM
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Looks like the ship was Sunlight Silver AND Titanium Gray making it the ugliest colors possible.
Had there been at least 1/3 Brilliant Black in the scheme, it wouldn't have sunk a probably would have magically floated completely above the surface of the water to Tacoma.
Had there been at least 1/3 Brilliant Black in the scheme, it wouldn't have sunk a probably would have magically floated completely above the surface of the water to Tacoma.
07-25-2006, 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by MazdaManiac
Looks like the ship was Sunlight Silver AND Titanium Gray making it the ugliest colors possible.
Had there been at least 1/3 Brilliant Black in the scheme, it wouldn't have sunk a probably would have magically floated completely above the surface of the water to Tacoma.
Had there been at least 1/3 Brilliant Black in the scheme, it wouldn't have sunk a probably would have magically floated completely above the surface of the water to Tacoma.
07-25-2006, 08:32 PM
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Hate to spoil your fun, but actually the ship is blue and white. That picture is just in grey scale.
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/am...rgo.ship.reut/
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/am...rgo.ship.reut/
07-25-2006, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by MazdaManiac
Looks like the ship was Sunlight Silver AND Titanium Gray making it the ugliest colors possible.
Titanium Gray is a great colour lol... That said, it was either titanium gray, or wait for the next shipments of 8's to arrive (ard 6-8 months)
07-25-2006, 09:12 PM
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When I saw the news at noon they were saying that the boat basically "tipped over" and all the cars were presumed to have shifted in their position and that it was a good bet that a portion of them would have body damage and that kept being stressed as the biggest concern at that point. They didn't say anything about the boat taking on water. I figured it probably would be since it is capsized, though. That really sucks. Those poor cars! 
07-25-2006, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Palkalocka
Hate to spoil your fun, but actually the ship is blue and white. That picture is just in grey scale.
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/am...rgo.ship.reut/
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/am...rgo.ship.reut/
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HOLY CRAP ****!!
My cars on a boat right now!!!! D*mn, i should of bought the extra insurance. Only a few more days till mine arrives in port
*crossing fingers*
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK
My cars on a boat right now!!!! D*mn, i should of bought the extra insurance. Only a few more days till mine arrives in port
*crossing fingers*
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK
