Mazda originally planned to evaluate all the vehicles to determine which to scrap or to sell through a used-car scheme. However, given that the provenance of the vehicles could be questioned in future, the car maker decided to scrap all the vehicles.
The Cougar Ace went into a 60-degree list on its trans-Pacific run in July when its ballast was displaced, but the ship was towed into port and righted. However, some of the cargo was under water.