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2006 YEAR IN REVERSE: Part 2 of 2.(News)(tipping of Cougar Ace, the ship transporting Mazdas to North America)(catch phrases from the animated movie "Cars")(Marco Andretti finishes second at the Indianapolis 500 race)
JUNE:
Be sure to check the fluid levels
Due to a ballast imbalance, the transport ship Cougar Ace tips sideways in the North Atlantic with more than 4700 new Japanese vehicles bound for North America aboard. The ship was finally righted, and the cars were unloaded and inspected for damage, to be sold as used cars at dealers. All the Vehicle Identification Numbers of the tipsy Mazdas have been posted at www.mazdausa.com, and the cars will be offered at a discount, which is a helluva long way to go to get to this punch line: We figure that'll be-wait for it-list price! (List? Like a ship lists to the side? Oh, never mind.)
A conceited racer? Really?
The Pixar animated film Cars is released, easily the more realistic of the two NASCAR-themed features from 2006. Starring Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen, a conceited race car, the film introduced a variety of catch phrases that, inexplicably, never quite catch on, including:
* I'm happier than a tornado in a trailer park!
* Ka-chow!
- No Mazda Vehicles on Car-Carrying Vessel Cougar Ace Will Be Sold as New.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire September 12, 2006 700+ words
...vehicles aboard the car-carrying vessel, Cougar Ace, which ran into trouble on July 23, 2006...Canada), Tacoma and Hueneme (U.S.). The Cougar Ace sailed from Japan to North America with just over 4,700 Canadian- and U.S...
- No Mazda Vehicles on Car-Carrying Vessel Cougar Ace will be Sold as New...
- News wire article from: JCN Newswires September 12, 2006 700+ words
...vehicles aboard the car-carrying vessel, Cougar Ace, which ran into trouble on July 23, 2006...Canada), Tacoma and Hueneme (U.S.). The Cougar Ace sailed from Japan to North America with just over 4,700 Canadian- and U.S...
- Land ho! for transport ship cars: Mazdas aboard troubled Cougar Ace could be...
- News wire article from: News Tribune (Tacoma, WA) September 15, 2006 700+ words
...Mazdas aboard the Cougar Ace -- a car-carrying...spokesman for Mazda North America. Some of the cars...as new, Mazda North America announced earlier...scrapped. The Cougar Ace was en route from Japan to North America when a routine...
- Ballast water rules 'could have caused Cougar Ace casualty'.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire July 28, 2006 700+ words
...could have caused the car carrier Cougar Ace to roll on to its side, write...Marine is not due to reach the Cougar Ace, about 230 miles south of the...cars being exported from Japan to North America. More than half are Mazda 3 models...
- Cougar Ace Arrives in Portland.
- Magazine article from: Pacific Shipper September 15, 2006 700+ words
The MOL car carrier Cougar Ace arrived under tow last week at the Port of Portland. The ship...Coast. The cars will be unloaded for evaluation, but Mazda North America has said that they will not be sold as new. It is not known...
- Portland arrival for Cougar Ace.(Brief article)
- Newspaper article from: The Journal of Commerce Online September 12, 2006 700+ words
The MOL car carrier Cougar Ace on Tuesday is expected to arrive at the Port of Portland, Ore...Coast. The cars will be unloaded for evaluation, but Mazda North America has said that they will not be sold as new. It is not known...
- Cougar Ace Heads for Portland.
- Magazine article from: Pacific Shipper September 7, 2006 700+ words
The MOL car carrier Cougar Ace is on its way to the Port of Portland...moored during salvage operations. The Cougar Ace is expected to arrive in Portland...Victory, which successfully towed the Cougar Ace from the open ocean to Wide Bay...
- Ship's crew rescued: NORTH PACIFIC: All 23 people aboard the listing Cougar Ace...
- News wire article from: Anchorage Daily News (Anchorage, AK) July 25, 2006 700+ words
...Coast Guard. The 23 crew members of the Cougar Ace, wearing red survival suits, perched...miles away. The Singapore-registered Cougar Ace, carrying nearly 5,000 vehicles...could say Monday what had caused the Cougar Ace to turn on its side. "We are still...
- Cougar Ace Auto Cargo to Be Scrapped.
- Magazine article from: Pacific Shipper December 21, 2006 700+ words
...bound Mazda vehicles from the car carrier Cougar Ace, which nearly capsized off the Aleutian...Mazda North American operations. The Cougar Ace was disabled at sea in July and sat listing...although some of the Mazdas aboard the Cougar Ace showed little or no visible damage from...
- No sale for Cougar Ace Mazdas.
- Newspaper article from: The Journal of Commerce Online December 20, 2006 700+ words
...entire cargo of vehicles carried by the Cougar Ace, which nearly capsized off the Aleutian...operations, in a brief announcement. The Cougar Ace was disabled at sea in July during the...although some of the vehicles aboard the Cougar Ace showed little or no visible damage from...
Source: HighBeam Research, 2006 YEAR IN REVERSE: Part 2 of 2.(News)(tipping of Cougar Ace, the...