Mazdas on damaged ship won’t be sold for full price

Mazda Motor Co. says it wont sell as new any of its 4,700 cars on board a ship that severely listed on its side south of Alaskas Aleutian Islands in July.

The Cougar Ace was transferring ballast in the Pacific Ocean on July 23 when it listed 60 degrees onto its port side, probably damaging some of the cars it was hauling from Japan to three ports on the West Coast of the U.S. and Canada, said Mazda spokesman Jay Amestoy.

The ship, which traveled under the Singapore flag, was towed into Portland, Ore., Tuesday morning, where damage was being assessed, officials said.