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DYLAN

Was this vessel named after Bob Dylan? Or worse yet, after a Beverly Hills 90210 character? Who knows... All we know is that this big ass oil products tanker is coming right at you!

DYLAN Oil Tanker IMO 9421336
DYLAN Oil Tanker IMO 9421336

Dylan passed thru the Kanmon Straits of Kitakyushu and Shimonoseki Japan on the morning of May 8, 2024. The above photo shows its approach from the west with Kitakyushu factories in the background on a crummy misty spring day in Japan.

Side view of oil products tanker Dylan sailing in Japanese waters
Side view of oil products tanker Dylan sailing in Japanese waters

Vessel Name:    DYLAN
Length:            183.2 meters
Width:              32.2 meters
IMO:                 9421336
Flag:                 Marshall Islands
MMSI:               636023780
Type:         Tanker / Oil Tanker / Oil Products Tanker
Call Sign:           57PJ5
Gross Tonnage:  30453
DWT:                49998    
Year Built:         2009 A.D.

Oil tanker DYLAN sailing thru the Kanmon Straits
Oil tanker DYLAN sailing thru the Kanmon Straits

Dylan is a Liberian flagged oil tanker - Home port is Monrovia
Dylan is a Liberian flagged oil tanker - Home port is Monrovia


Some interesting information on MONROVIA, which is printed on the stern of the ship.  "Monrovia is named in honor of U.S. President James Monroe, a prominent supporter of the colonization of Liberia and the American Colonization Society. Along with Washington, D.C., it is one of two world capitals to be named after a U.S. President."  (from Wikipedia)

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Location: 日本、〒800-0063 福岡県北九州市門司区大里本町３丁目１２

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