Re: Cougar Ace

From: Andy
Location: Duluth/New Mex
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Remote Name: 71.213.144.65
Date: 07.29.06
Time: 07:42:09 PM

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From the Anchorage Daily News: http://search.adn.com/search-bin/search.pl.cgi?product=DWB&sf_meta_product=DWB&live_template=http%3A%2F%2Fadn.com%2Fsearch_tpl%2Fresults%2Fdwb%2Findex.html&collection=ENDECA_INDEX&fields=*&preview_template=http%3A%2F%2Fadn.com%2Fsearch_tpl%2Fresults%2Fdwb%2Findex.html&preview=1&results_per_page=10&aggregate_key=meta_rollup&sf_meta_object_type=TextualContent&sort=dwb_psd_publish_dt+desc&sf_dwb_target=cougar+ace&search.x=0&search.y=0&search=Search A disabled, crewless ship loaded with nearly 5,000 autos has crossed into U.S. waters, drifting Friday toward Alaska's Aleutian chain. The Cougar Ace was still listing on its side as it floated in choppy seas about 130 miles south of Atka Island, the Coast Guard said. The 654-foot car carrier had zigzagged more than 120 miles since it tilted sharply Sunday night, its crew rescued 24 hours later, said Petty Officer Richard Reichenbach. The Coast Guard cutter Rush was tracking the ship as it slowly moved northeast. "There's always concern, but we do have an asset on scene," Coast Guard Lt. Heather Neely said. "We're doing all we can, and it's not drifting very fast." The ship's owner, Tokyo-based Mitsui OSK Lines, sent out a tug Friday morning with a salvage engineer and equipment on board from Dutch Harbor on Unalaska Island about 400 miles away, as well as a tug from the closer island of Adak. The goal is to secure the vessel's cargo of mostly Mazda vehicles as soon as possible, said company spokesman