Ships of Kanmon Strait

  Dongjin Fortune Korean Container Ship & Asuka II Japanese Cruise Ship DONGJIN FORTUNE (aka Dong Jin Fortune) is a container ship flying under the Korean flag that recently passed thru the Kanmon Strait on September 26, 2022. It was photographed from Moji, Kitakyushu with an Olympus e 520 camera equipped with 150mm Zuiko lens. The Kanmon Straits have around 600 ships travel thru daily. Dongjin ships are frequently seen passing thru.   IMO:  9251145 9247302 Name:  DONGJIN FORTUNE Vessel Type - Generic:  Cargo Vessel Type - Detailed:  Container Ship MMSI: 441236000 Call Sign: D7UJ Flag: Korea [KR] Gross Tonnage: 7683 Summer DWT: 10705 t Length Overall x Breadth Extreme: 130.36 x 20.03 m Year Built: 2002 Home Port: JEJU CHEJU   DONGJIN FORTUNE Jeju Korea based container ship in the Kanmon Straits           Dong Jin Fortune a Korean cargo ship Note:  I noticed that Dongjin Fortune was passing through the Kanmon Straits on August 13, 2024 and had hoped to get some new photographs a

ASUKA II in Kanmon Straits   飛鳥II（あすかツー）は、日本郵船の関係会社である郵船クルーズが所有・運航している外航クルーズ客船。2006年2月に売却された「飛鳥」の後継船にあたる。 ASUKA II is a large Japanese cruise ship.  It has a crew of 490 and can accommodate 872 passengers. IMO: 8806204 Name: ASUKA II Vessel Type - Generic: Passenger Vessel Type - Detailed: Passenger Ship MMSI: 432545000 Call Sign: 7JBI Flag: Japan [JP] Gross Tonnage: 50444 Summer DWT: 7324 t Length Overall x Breadth Extreme: 240.96 x 29.6 m Year Built: 1990 Home Port: YOKOHAMA   Asuka II & Dongjin Fortune   ASUKA II photographed from Moji as it passes by Kokura in Kitakyushu Japan