Accident during sea transport of Mazda vehicles.

[Autobeat]

"Mazda Has 4,700 Vehicles on Tipped Ship Off Alaska

July 26 (Bloomberg) -- A Japanese cargo ship foundered in rough seas off Alaska's Aleutian Islands and the crew was evacuated, leaving 4,700 Mazda Motor Corp. vehicles aboard the listing vessel.
Mazda, which exports about 70 percent of its Japanese production, said the cars were being shipped from its home country for sale in the U.S. and Canada. The Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. ship had been heading to Vancouver.
``A salvage ship is on the way, but we won't know the status of the vehicles for about a week,'' Jay Amestoy, Mazda's vice president for U.S. government affairs, said today. ``It's tough because the models on board are in very high demand.''
About 60 percent of the vehicles are Mazda3 small cars and 25 percent are CX-7 sport-utility wagons, said Amestoy, who didn't know the shipment's value or Mazda's insurer for the cargo. The 4,700 autos would be worth $117.5 million, based on an average retail price of more than $25,000 each.
The Cougar Ace listed 90 degrees onto its port side in rough seas 230 miles (370 kilometers) south of the islands, the U.S. Coast Guard said. All 23 crew members were evacuated yesterday, Mitsui O.S.K. said. The vessel was still afloat today, said Hidenori Onuki, a spokesman for the company.
Mitsui O.S.K. plans to tow the ship to a port in Alaska."

Galing at hindi lumulubog. Sayang naman yung mga Mazda3 kung sakali.

[BlueBimmer]

ay sayang...hehe

[kupaloids]

Buti di lumubog. Naku! Edi naka salansan ngayon sa loob yung mga cars? Kundi lumubog sa tubig yung mga ssakyan, ok lang kasi scratches & dents lang ang magiging damage.

[johnart]

malaking sayang. But then all of the cars are insured so its not a loss for mazda. Only the dealers are at loss since they have no units to sell. lost sales

[gearspeed]

Oo nga bat hindi lumubog may floating device ata yung barko.hehe..Sayang yung mga mazda vehicles.

[Autobeat]

The Cougar Ace, in its better days:

[Hayward]

It would not be a loss if they send it here and sell it buy 1 take 5

[BlueBimmer]

i'd buy one if 90% off :D

[chris_d]

Reminds me another ship that sank with high end volvos in it.

[theveed]

hehe wag munang bumili ng mazda

[Autobeat]

ok lang kasi scratches & dents lang ang magiging damage.

But then all of the cars are insured so its not a loss for mazda.

Yup, probably insured naman yung cargo. But depending on who actually gets the units later, either Mazda or the insurance company, paano kaya nila ibabawi loses nila? Posibleng ayusin lang ang sira ng units tapos benta pa rin?

hehe wag munang bumili ng mazda

Hehe. Yun ang scary, kung ilusot pa rin nila as brand new yung mga units after its repair. Then again, baka oks lang kung fully repaired?

[Autobeat]

i'd buy one if 90% off :D

It would not be a loss if they send it here and sell it buy 1 take 5

Hehe. It won't be a loss for us nga, kung ganoon ang bentahan.

[Gumusut_Amige]

pwede bang ipa-divert na lang natin sa Pilipins... sali na rin ako pag 90% off. adik talaga pag mazda3 ang usapan...nyahahaha!

[baiskee]

body lang yan, pwede pa parts nyan... :D

[NightRock]

Yan yung maraming Pinoy na Crew diba...sayang mazda .. kalawang lang makikinabang

[mcbry]

sayang naman. tama dito nalang nila ibenta sa atin at 90% off.

[BoEinG_747]

ayos iyan dalhin na dito ..
Pinoy pa mahilig sa sales

[Gumusut_Amige]

The Cougar Ace, in its better days:

IMO, parang masyado mababa ang draft design... akala mo nakapatong lang sa dagat na kapag may dumaan na hangin ay talagang matutumba siya bigla.

[erict]

mabuti na lang nde sa pinas lumubog yan...or else wala ng laman ngayon

[JagXtrm]

mabuti na lang nde sa pinas lumubog yan...or else wala ng laman ngayon

at marami ka ng makikitang surplus mazda 3 sa banawe at subic ... hehehe!!!