Ships of Kanmon Strait

Ship Freakazoid captured the Korean flagged container ship PANCON SUCCESS as it passed thru the Kanmon Strait on August 31, 2024.  Pancon Success apparently frequently travels between Tokyo (JP TYO) and Busan (KR PUS).  Pancon Success (IMO 9635420) - Korean container ship in Kanmon Strait Vessel Name: PANCON SUCCESS  Flag: Korea  IMO: 9635420  MMSI: 441875000  Call Sign: DSRI7  AIS Transponder Class: Class A  General Vessel Type: Cargo  Detailed Vessel Type: Container Ship  Length: 145.71 meters  Width: 22 meters Ship Freakazoid was able to get some photos and videos of this cool Korean cargo ship passing by Shimonoseki and Kitakyushu. This cool container ship was built by the Hyundai Mipo Co., Ltd. in Ulsan, Korea. It's always a pleasure to see Korean vessels when they pass through the Kanmon Strait. Korean container ship Rear view of the container ship Pancon Success between two buoys Oh buoy!...

JMSDF destroyer escort TONE (DE-234) passed thru the Kanmon Straits. TONE DE-234, a JMSDF Destroyer Escort in the Kanmon Straits  As is often the case with the JMSDF vessels; two of them passed each other in the Kanmon Straits of Japan between Shimonoseki City and the Moji Ward of Garden Paradise Kitakyushu. DE234 Tone, an Abukuma Class Destroyer, passed by an Oyashio Class Submarine on August 31, 2024.  (Photos and video of the sub are on this website) Tone DE234 off in the distance ・ 海上自衛隊　とね　DE-234 Ship Freakazoid captured this Japanese destroyer on digital "movie film" using an old second-hand JVC Everio video camera with 54x Konica Minolta zoom lens and uploaded it to his YouTube Channel.  https://www.youtube.com/@ShipFreakazoid   Details of this very cool kickass Japanese naval ship follow: Name: Tone  (とね) Namesake: Tone (1937) Ordered: 1989 Builder: Sumitomo, Tokyo Laid down: 8 February 1991 Launched: 6 December 1991 Commissioned: 8 February 1993 Homep...

RARE!!!  An Oyashio Class Submarine in the Kanmon Straits!!! 希少！　おやしお型潜水艦 in 関門海峡♪ Captured in both photos and video  2024年8月31日 W撮影 📸📹 JMSDF Oyashio Class Submarine in Kanmon Straits 2024.08.31. Every once in a while, things don't go as planned, but turn out way better! This was one of those times. Read on: On a lovely summer day right after Typhoon #10 (aka ShanShan), Ship Freakzoid went to a spot in Kokura to take a look at the bay to hopefully see his finless porpoise friend and maybe see some cool ships passing by. So many ships had been anchored due to the typhoon, so heavy volume was expected. おやしお型潜水艦　関門海峡　2024年8月31日 Well, the friendly porpoise didn't show up. Poor guy was probably tired from the wind and waves. However, a heap of ships did show up. Some JMSDF vessels were among them. The first one spotted was a SUBMARINE!!! This Oyashio-class sub of the JMSDF was heading west to east when photographed and recorded on video. The Japanese Navy seems to somehow arrange...

The cement carrier Sumise Maru leaving Kokura (Kitakyushu Japan) on August 20, 2024. SUMISE MARU No. 31 第三十一すみせ丸 This cement carrying ship was built back in 1996. Seems recent to me, but was actually 28 years ago in the last century!  It is obviously very well maintained. SUMISE MARU No. 31 entering the Kanmon Strait Vessel Name: Sumise Maru No. 31 Length:         49.99 meters Width:          9.6 meters IMO:            9145815 Flag:         Japan MMSI:         431600654 Type:         Cement Carrier (Cargo Ship) Call Sign:    JM6543 Gross Tonnage:  360 tons DWT:            732 tons Main Engine:    Hanshin Diesel LH26G 1,000hp Depth:          4.00M Load Draft:     3.75M Built:          November 30, 1996 Sumitomo Osaka ...

The very cool looking HANARIA is apparently the first hybrid passenger ship in Japan to use "next generation energy" hydrogen and biodiesel fuels for an environmentally friendly cruising experience around the Garden Paradise Kitakyushu.   HANARIA is Japan's first hybrid hydrogen and biodiesel fuel passenger ship  Hanaria is a 30 meter long and 10 meter wide vessel and is frequently seen docked in Kokura and Mojiko, both popular areas of the lovely City of Kitakyushu. In the above photo, it can be seen passing by the C. Love Hotel as it leaves Kokura and heads towards Mojiko via the Kanmon Strait. I wonder if anyone on the cruise has stayed at this particular love hotel? HANARIA (MMSI 431023384) starting a cruise and entering the Kanmon Straits If you ever visit Kitakyushu, also known as The Pearl of The Orient, perhaps you might enjoy a day, sunset or night cruise on Hanaria? In the photo above, Hanaria's passengers are surely enjoying the KG silos and majestic mounta...

Key Azalea is a brand spanking new LNG Bunkering Tanker and is awesome on many levels.  Check it out here. Keys Azalea - LNG Bunkering Tanker - IMO 9983542 IMO #:  9983542  Vessel Name:  KEYS AZALEA  Ship Type:  Bunkering Tanker  Flag:  Japan Gross Tonnage:  4744  Summer Deadweight (t):  2352  Length Overall:  83 meters Beam:  18 meters  Year Built:  2024 The Pride of Key's Bunkering West Japan KEYS AZALEA Check out just how badass and this ship is! (According to the Key's Bunkering West Japan homepage:)  Keys Azalea is Japan's first LNG bunkering ship for operation in the Kyushu and Setouchi regions and will provide coastal transport of LNG to consumers and also LNG bunkering for vessels calling at ports in these regions.  As Japan's first LNG bunkering ship to feature dual fuel engines capable of using both LNG and heavy oil for its main power generation equipment, this vessel offers excellent en...

The ro-ro (roll on / roll off) vehicles carrier GRAND PACE passed through the Kanmon Straits of Japan on August 12, 2024.  This blue and white vessel was captured on digital film by Ship Freakazoid with an Olympus e520 DSLR with Zuiko 150mm lens.  Digital video footage was also recorded using a second-hand JVC Everio with 54x zoom Konica Minolta lens.  Grand Pace roro automobile carrier IMO #: 9169328  Vessel Name: GRAND PACE  Type: Vehicles Carrier / Roll On - Roll Off Automobile Carrier  Flag: Panama  Gross Tonnage: 50309  Summer Deadweight (t): 16669  Length: 179 meters Width: 32 meters  Year Built: 1999   Japanese summers are notoriously hot and humid, but there was a pleasant sea breeze felt in Kokura (Kitakyushu) while Grand Pace was being photographed and recorded. Grand Pace sailing past the Garden Paradise Kitakyushu Vehicles Carrier sailing thru Japanese waters Ship Freakazoid would like to remind of a few things. Olde...

The 260 meter long container ship MSC NAGOYA V (IMO 9380271) was photographed sailing thru the Kanmon Straits of Japan by Ship Freakazoid on the hot Japanese summer afternoon of August 11, 2024. MSC NAGOYA V (IMO 9380271) Photo by Ship Freakazoid 2024 08 11 MSC Nagoya V seems to frequent the ports of Busan New Port (KR BNP) and Tokyo (JP TYO), and therefore passes between Shimonoseki City (Honshu Island) and Kitakyushu City (Kyushu Island). Both are charming Japanese cities. Someday it would be nice if the captain and crew of this vessel could enjoy more than just the view from their cargo ship as it passes thru the Kanmon Strait. MSC Nagoya V sailing between Shimonoseki and Kitakyushu The photo above shows the ship as it sails by Shimonoseki and a couple of the many majestic mountains of Yamaguchi Prefecture. One can't help but wonder what some people and companies are shipping in the many containers on this lovely ship. It would also be interesting to see what MSC Nagoya V looks ...

Recently, the MV A SUKAI, a Hyundai Heavy Industries container ship, passed thru the Kanmon Straits of Japan. The vessel was captured on digital "film" on August 6, 2024 by Ship Freakazoid from the Shimonoseki side of the strait. MV A SUKAI  IMO Number: 9385439  Name: MV A Sukai  Type: Container Ship  Flag: Panama  Built: 2008  Builder: Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., South Korea  Owner: Sukai Marine S.A. MV A Sukai - Container ship passing under Kanmon Bridge The above photos shows MV A Sukai sailing under the Kanmon Bridge, which connects Shimonoseki City on Honshu Island with Kitakyushu City on Kyushu Island. Between 20,000 and 30,000 vehicles cross the bridge each day.  Also, the Kanmon Straits can have as many as 1000 ships pass thru on peak days.  Length Overall (LOA): 233.00 meters Beam (Width): 32.20 meters Depth: 19.50 meters Draft: 12.60 meters Capacity Gross Tonnage (GT): 42,579 Deadweight Tonnage (DWT): 53,813 tons Container...