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Re: Cougar Ace seen off Jamestown... What are the odds?
From: Lu Abel
Date: 2012 Apr 3, 14:26 -0700
From: Lu Abel
Date: 2012 Apr 3, 14:26 -0700
For some reason, most of the ships carrying cars to New England seem to come into Jamestown rather than Boston. As a former Narragansett Bay sailor, I remember seeing them quite frequently.
As for beauty, these ships are functional -- simply large boxes that the shipper can fit as many cars in as possible. I guess we can have an argument as to where they rank as compared to container ships.
The car cargo decks are only 5' high -- plenty of vertical room for cars (although I guess these days they need higher decks for SUVs), but not a good place for drivers of any stature at all. I guess that's where jockeys work when they retire from the
racetrack...
Lu
From: Geoffrey Kolbe <geoffreykolbe@compuserve.com>
To: NavList@fer3.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 3, 2012 10:32 AM
Subject: [NavList] Re: Cougar Ace seen off Jamestown... What are the odds?
I think that ship is still on its side Frank.....
That has to be the ugliest ship in the world!
Geoffrey
At 16:16 03/04/2012, you wrote:
> Six years ago, a few of you may remember, I started a discussion about a ship that had rolled over on its side in the North Pacific. It was the 650-foot car carrier "Cougar Ace". Here's a link to that old message (with a photo of it on its side):
> http://fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx/Rolling-Cruise-Ship-FrankReed-jul-2006-g966
>
> Yesterday, early evening, I was standing on the rocks at the southern end of Jamestown Island in Rhode Island enjoying the stunning views and the peaceful setting. Suddenly a huge vessel appeared in the channel between Jamestown and Newport heading out to sea. It was the "Cougar Ace". It was a bit like seeing a ghost. Seriously, what are the odds?
>
> For your reading pleasure, here's a somewhat glamorized account of the salvage operation nearly six years ago:
> http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/magazine/16-03/ff_seacowboys?currentPage=all
>
> I have included a photo of the ship I took yesterday evening.
>
> -FER
>
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