UNITED STATES
                             SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                   WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



                                          FORM 10-K


  (Mark one)

  /X/ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
      EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
      For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005

      OR



  / / TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
      EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


      Commission File Number:  333-121914-04


        Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc.
        (as Depositor under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of
        June 1, 2005, providing for the issuance of Morgan Stanley ABS
        Capital I Inc. Trust 2005-WMC5 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
        Series 2005-WMC5)

     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


   Delaware                                           13-3939229
   (State or other jurisdiction of                   (I.R.S Employer
   incorporation or organization)                    Identification No.)



   1585 Broadway
   New York, NY                                10036
  (Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip Code)


  Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 761-4000


  Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

        NONE.


  Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

        NONE.




  Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports
  pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.

        Yes  ___     No  X


  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
  required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
  Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period
  that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
  subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

        Yes  X       No  ___


  Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to
  Item 405 of Regulation S-K ( 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained
  herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge,
  in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference
  in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.

        Not applicable.


  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer,
  an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See Definition of
  "accelerated filer and large accelerated filer" in Rule 12b-2 of the
  Exchange Act. (Check One):


  Large Accelerated Filer ___  Accelerated Filer ___  Non-Accelerated Filer X


  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as
  defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).

        Yes  ___     No  X


  State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common
  equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which
  the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of
  such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant's most
  recently completed second fiscal quarter.

        Not applicable.


     Documents Incorporated by Reference

  List hereunder the following documents if incorporated by reference and
  the Part of the Form 10-K (e.g. Part I, Part II, etc.) into which the
  document is incorporated: (1)Any annual report to security holders; (2)
  Any proxy or information statement; and (3)Any prospectus filed pursuant
  to Rule 424(b) or (c) under the Securities Act of 1933. The listed
  documents should be clearly described for identification purposes (e.g.
  annual report to security holders for fiscal year ended December 24, 1980).

        Not applicable.



                                   PART I
  Item 1.  Business.

            Not applicable.


  Item 1A.  Risk Factors.

            Not applicable.


  Item 1B.  Unresolved Staff Comments.

            Not applicable.


  Item 2.  Properties.

            Not applicable.


  Item 3.  Legal Proceedings.

            The registrant knows of no material pending legal proceedings
            involving the trust created under the Pooling and Servicing
            Agreement (the Trust), the Trustee, the Servicer or the
            registrant with respect to the Trust other than routine
            litigation incidental to the duties of the respective parties.


  Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

            None.



                                PART II

  Item 5.  Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder
           Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

            No established public trading market for the Certificates exists.

            Records provided to the Trust by the Depository Trust Company and
            the Trustee indicate that as of December 31, 2005, the total number
            of holders of record for the Series of Certificates is 22.


  Item 6.  Selected Financial Data.

            Not applicable.


  Item 7.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
           Results of Operation.

            Not applicable.


  Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

            Not applicable.


  Item 8.  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

            Not applicable.


  Item 9.  Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
           Financial Disclosure.

            None.


  Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
            Not applicable.


  Item 9B. Other Information.

            None.



                                PART III

  Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.

            Not applicable.


  Item 11. Executive Compensation.

            Not applicable.


  Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
           and Related Stockholder Matters.

            Not applicable.


  Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.

            Not applicable.


  Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.

            Not applicable.




                                PART IV

  Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.

   (a) The following is a list of documents filed as part of this Annual
       Report on Form 10-K:


     (31.1) Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification

     (99.1) Annual Independent Accountant's Servicing Report concerning
            servicing activities.

      <TABLE>

      
         <c>
      a) Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, as Servicer <F1>

      </TABLE>

     (99.2) Report of Management as to Compliance with Minimum Servicing
            Standards.

      <TABLE>

      
        <c>
      a) Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, as Servicer <F1>

      </TABLE>

     (99.3) Annual Statement of Compliance under the Pooling and Servicing
            Agreements.

      <TABLE>

      
         <c>
      a) Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, as Servicer <F1>

      </TABLE>


     (99.4) Aggregate Statement of Principal and Interest Distributions to
            Certificate Holders.


   (b) The exhibits required to be filed by Registrant pursuant to Item 601 of
       Regulation S-K are listed above and in the Exhibit Index that immediately
       follows the signature page hereof.

   (c) Not Applicable.  The Trust does not have any subsidiaries or affiliates.
       Therefore, no financial statements are filed with respect to subsidiaries
       or affiliates.


  <F1> Filed herewith.


                                SIGNATURES

  Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
  Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be
  signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized:



    Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. as Depositor
    (Registrant)


  By: /s/ Gail McDonnell

      Gail McDonnell, President

  Dated: March 30, 2006


  SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED WITH REPORTS FILED PURSUANT TO
  SECTION 15(d) OF THE ACT BY REGISTRANTS WHICH HAVE NOT REGISTERED SECURITIES
  PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE ACT.


  (a)(1) No annual report is provided to the Certificateholders other than with
  respect to aggregate principal and interest distributions.


  (a)(2) No proxy statement, form of proxy or other proxy soliciting material
  has been sent to any Certificateholder with respect to any annual or other
  meeting of Certificateholders.




  Exhibit Index

     (31.1) Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification

     (99.1) Annual Independent Accountant's Servicing Report concerning
            servicing activities.

      <TABLE>

      
         <c>
      a) Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, as Servicer <F1>

      </TABLE>

     (99.2) Report of Management as to Compliance with Minimum Servicing
            Standards.

      <TABLE>

      
        <c>
      a) Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, as Servicer <F1>

      </TABLE>

     (99.3) Annual Statement of Compliance under the Pooling and Servicing
            Agreements.

      <TABLE>

      
         <c>
      a) Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, as Servicer <F1>

      </TABLE>


     (99.4) Aggregate Statement of Principal and Interest Distributions to
            Certificate Holders.





  Exhibit No.

  Ex-31.1 Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification

   RE:  Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. Trust 2005-WMC5 (the
        "Trust"), Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series
        2005-WMC5, issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing
        Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2005 (the  "Pooling and
        Servicing Agreement"), by and among Morgan Stanley ABS
        Capital I Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National
        Association, as trustee (the  "Trustee"), Countrywide Home
        Loans  Servicing LP, as servicer (the "Servicer"), and WMC
        Mortgage Corp., as responsible party

  I, Gail McDonnell, certify that:

  1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K (the "Annual Report"),
     and all reports on Form 8-K containing distribution reports
     (collectively with the Annual Report, the "Reports") filed in respect
     of periods included in the year covered by this Annual Report, of the
     Trust;

  2. Based on my knowledge, the information in the Reports, taken as a
     whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
     omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made,
     in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made,
     not misleading as of the last day of the period covered by this
     Annual Report;

  3. Based on my knowledge, the distribution or servicing information
     required to be provided to the Trustee by the Servicer under the
     Pooling and Servicing Agreement, for inclusion in the Reports is
     included in the Reports;

  4. Based on my knowledge and upon the annual compliance statement
     included in this Annual Report and required to be delivered to the
     Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing
     Agreement, and except as disclosed in the Reports, the Servicer has
     fulfilled its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
     and

  5. The Reports disclose all significant deficiencies relating to the
     Servicer's compliance with the minimum servicing standards based upon
     the report provided by an independent public accountant, after
     conducting a review in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation
     Program for Mortage Bankers or similar procedure, as set forth in the
     Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that is included in the Reports.

     In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on the
     information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:
     Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Trustee and Countrywide Home Loans
     Servicing LP, as Servicer.

     Date: March 30, 2006

     /s/ Gail McDonnell
     Signature

     President
     Title




  EX-99.1
(logo)KPMG

KPMG LLP
Suite 2000
355 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90071-1568

Telephone 213 972 4000
Fax       213 622 1217
Internet  www.us.kpmg.com




Independent Accountants' Report


The Board of Directors
Countrywide Financial Corporation:

We have examined management's assertion, included in the accompanying Management
Assertion, that Countrywide Financial Corporation and subsidiaries, including
its wholly-owned subsidiary, Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. ("CHL"), and
Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, L.P., a wholly-owned subsidiary of CHL,
(collectively, the "Company") complied with the minimum servicing standards set
forth in the Mortgage Bankers Association of America's Uniform Single
Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers (USAP) as of and for the year ended
December 31, 2005.  Management is responsible for the Company's compliance with
those minimum servicing standards.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion
on management's assertion about the Company's compliance based on our
examination.

Our examination was conducted in accordance with attestation standards
established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and,
accordingly, included examining, on a test basis, evidence about the Company's
compliance with the minimum servicing standards specified above and performing
such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances.  We
believe that our examination provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.  Our
examination does not provide a legal determination on the Company's compliance
with the minimum servicing standards.

In our opinion, management's assertion that Countrywide Financial Corporation
and subsidiaries, including its wholly-owned subsidiary, Countrywide Home Loans,
Inc. ("CHL"), and Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, L.P., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of CHL, complied with the aforementioned minimum servicing standards
as of and for the year ended December 31, 2005 is fairly stated, in all material
respects.


/s/ KPMG LLP


March 3, 2006



KPMG LLP, a U.S. limited liability partnership, is the U.S.
member firm of KPMG International, a Swiss cooperative.





  EX-99.2
(logo) Countrywide
       HOME LOANS


2900 MADERA ROAD
SIMI VALLEY, CALIFORNIA 93065-6298
(805) 955-1000

Management Assertion



March 3, 2005

As of and for the year ended December 31, 2005, Countrywide Financial
Corporation and subsidiaries, including its wholly-owned subsidiary, Countrywide
Home Loans, Inc. ("CHL"), and Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, L.P., a
wholly-owned subsidiary of CHL, (collectively, the "Company") have complied in
all material respects with the minimum servicing standards set forth in the
Mortgage Bankers Association of America's Uniform Single Attestation for
Mortgage Bankers.  As of and for this same period, the Company had in effect a
mortgage bankers' (fidelity) bond in the amount of $200 million and an errors
and omissions policy in the amount of $100 million and $130 million for the
period January 1, 2005 to August 1, 2005 and for the period from August 1, 2005
to December 31, 2005, respectively.



/s/ Steve Bailey
Steve Bailey
Senior Managing Director and
Chief Executive Officer, Loan Administration



/s/ Kevin Meyers
Kevin Meyers
Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer,
Loan Administration





  EX-99.3
(logo) Countrywide HOME LOANS

400 Countrywide Way
Simi Valley, California 93065-6298


March 10, 2006



OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE


I, Joseph Candelario, hereby certify that I am the First Vice President, Loan
Administration of Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., fka Countrywide Funding
Corporation and that I am authorized to provide this certification on behalf
of Countrywide Home Loans Servicing L.P. I further certify, with respect to
the Pooling and Servicing Agreements for Countrywide Home Loans Servicing L.P.
("Servicer"), the following:

I have reviewed the activities and performance of the Servicer during the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2005 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreements referred
to on Exhibit A, attached hereto and made a part hereof and, to the best of my
knowledge, based on my review, the Servicer has fulfilled all of its duties,
responsibilities or obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreements
throughout the fiscal year.


/s/ Joseph Candelario
Joseph Candelario
First Vice President
Compliance Officer
Loan Administration


March 10, 2006
Date


(page)

Exhibit A

MSAC 2005-HE1
MSAC 2005-HE2
MSAC 2005-HE3
MSAC 2005-HE4
MSAC 2005-HE5
MSAC 2005-HE6
MSAC 2005-HE7
MSHEL 2005-2
MSAC 2005-WMC1
MSAC 2005-WMC2
MSAC 2005-WMC3
MSAC 2005-WMC4
MSAC 2005-WMC5
MSAC 2005-WMC6
MSAC 2005-NC2
IXIS 2005-HE1
IXIS 2005-HE2
IXIS 2005-HE3



  Ex-99.4

   Schedule of Year-To-Date Principal and Interest Distributions to
   Certificateholders


   <TABLE>

   Class                              Interest             Principal               Losses             Ending Balance
   
                       <c>                    <c>                  <c>                 <c>
   A1-mz                          1,630,306.42         20,197,790.17                 0.00              68,791,209.83
   A1-ss                          6,439,985.57         80,790,252.78                 0.00             275,161,747.21
   A-2a                           7,659,964.62        163,318,258.61                 0.00             299,681,741.39
   A-2b                           2,958,666.56                  0.00                 0.00             148,500,000.00
   A-2c                           2,505,154.14                  0.00                 0.00             122,378,000.00
   B-1                              518,217.45                  0.00                 0.00              20,983,000.00
   B-2                              528,650.66                  0.00                 0.00              20,983,000.00
   B-3                              452,294.46                  0.00                 0.00              16,488,000.00
   M-1                            1,165,550.33                  0.00                 0.00              55,456,000.00
   M-2                              996,997.58                  0.00                 0.00              47,213,000.00
   M-3                              618,640.19                  0.00                 0.00              29,227,000.00
   M-4                              607,591.73                  0.00                 0.00              27,728,000.00
   M-5                              544,357.11                  0.00                 0.00              24,730,000.00
   M-6                              516,003.70                  0.00                 0.00              23,232,000.00
   R                                      0.00                  0.00                 0.00                       0.00
   X                             18,631,911.13                  0.00                 0.00           1,288,467,507.69
   P                              3,965,486.40                  0.00                 0.00                       0.00
   </TABLE>