High Tech Cowboys of the Deep Seas: The Race to Save the Cougar Ace

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Almost midnight on the North Pacific, about 230 miles south of Alaska's Aleutian Islands. A heavy fog blankets the sea. There's nothing but the wind spinning eddies through the mist.

Out of the darkness, a rumble grows. The water begins to vibrate. Suddenly, the prow of a m***ive ship splits the fog. Its steel hull rises seven stories above the water and stretches two football fields back into the night. A 15,683-horsepower engine roars through the holds, pushing 55,328 tons of steel. Crisp white capital letters — COUGAR ACE — spell the ship's name above the ocean froth. A deep-sea car transport, its 14 decks are packed with 4,703 new Mazdas bound for North America. Estimated cargo value: $103 million.

This is the calm before the storm. This ship is about to find itself in deep trouble along with its cargo and crew. This story is about how the Coast Guard and an outfit called Titan Salvage saved the crew and the ship called the Cougar Ace.

Read this story - Coast Guard experience and know how, high tech strategies and solutions all come together for a successful rescue mission. It's worth the read.

I read these stories everyday. The Coast Guard perform rescue operations somewhere in the states DAILY. I read the Coast Guard news everyday and this is no exaggeration of fact - DAILY. They do a tough job in the patrol of our waterways and we owe them our respect and admiration.