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GRAND ACE6 Oil Tanker IMO 9375329

A cool looking tanker passed thru the Kanmon Straits. Its name? GRAND ACE6. Apparently it is neither Grand Ace Six nor Grand Ace 6, but Grand Ace6. And, it used to be called STX ACE6, but has, like so many others, changed its identity...

Oil tanker sailing in the Kanmon Straits of Japan (Grand Ace6)
Oil tanker sailing in the Kanmon Straits of Japan (Grand Ace6)

The color scheme brightened up the strait as this lovely oil tanker / chemical tanker sailed past the vibrant bustling metropolis Garden Paradise Kitakyushu and the depressing dilapidated Shimonoseki Slums on neighboring Honshu Island.

Chemical Tanker / Oil Products Tanker GRAND ACE 6
Chemical Tanker / Oil Products Tanker GRAND ACE 6

"Grand Ace 6" is painted on the ship's stern and the very important health advice "No Smoking" and safety advice "Safety First" and "Hazardous Cargo" are painted on the bridge.  Ship Freakazoid hopes all of you put safety first and don't smoke, unless you are on fire, because smoke is an important indicator to others in your immediate vicinity that you are a human inferno and might need the assistance of a fire extinguisher.

Ship Freakazoid was able to get some video footage of this tanker. No tripod but hopefully still watchable. 

Wishing the captain and crew of the vessel smooth sailing and following seas...

Sailing thru the CCP's yellow sand and Kitakyushu's air pollution haze
Sailing thru the CCP's yellow sand and Kitakyushu's air pollution haze

Here are some specs and info on this very cool 183 meter long tanker:

Ship Name: GRAND ACE6   (formerly known as STX ACE6)
IMO:   9375329
MMSI: 372419000
General Vessel Type: Tanker - Hazard C (Minor)
Detailed Vessel Type: Oil/Chemical Tanker
Flag: Panama
Gross tonnage: 30027 tons
Deadweight: 46177 tons
Length: 183 m
Width: 32 m
Year Built: 2007
Builder: STX Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. - Seoul, South Korea
Owner & Manager:  STX Pan Ocean - Seoul, South Korea

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