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NSU VOYAGER

The Pride of Garden Paradise Kitakyushu should be the name of the bulk carrier NSU Voyager. This 300 meter long 50 meter wide vessel has 北九州 and KITAKYUSHU painted proudly on its stern. Very cool.

NSU VOYAGER sailing towards Garden Paradise Kitakyushu
NSU VOYAGER sailing towards Garden Paradise Kitakyushu

A politician wannabe idiot was creating a cacophony in Moji when the ship sailed thru the Kanmon Strait. Despite his campaign's incessant noise, NSU Voyager was the epitome of tranquility and smooth sailing. Oh, by the way, the idiot's campaign sailed smoothly into a landslide loss. Yay!  Here is some video of the ship (there will be some noise from the campaign --- consider it a bonus track!):


Vessel Name: NSU VOYAGER
Length: 299.95 meters
Width: 50 meters
IMO: 9790880
Flag: Japan
Port of Registry: Kitakyushu
MMSI: 431491000
Type: Bulk Carrier
Call Sign: 7JZQ
Gross Tonnage: 107829 tons
Year Built: 2017 (平成29年)
Owner: NS United Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd.
NS United Kaiun's group fleet boasts 216 vessels. Impressive. And NSU Voyager looks impressive. Its 50 meter beam makes it look huge, as it is considerably wider than the majority of cargo ships and passenger ships that pass by Kitakyushu and Shimonoseki. It's 300 meter length is nothing to balk at, either. 

NSU Voyager passing the Phallic Tower of Shimonoseki
NSU Voyager passing the Phallic Tower of Shimonoseki

The ship is almost twice as long as the Phallic Tower of Shimonoseki is erect. NSU Voyager is 300 meters long and the PToS (real name: Kaikyo Yume Tower) is 153 meters tall. The can be seen side by side, horizontal and erect in the above photo. 

NS United Kaiun's bulk carrier NSU VOYAGER in Kanmon Strait
NS United Kaiun's bulk carrier NSU VOYAGER in Kanmon Strait 

Sickos are creatures of habit, so it is no surprise that Ship Freakazoid used a secondhand Olympus E520 DSLR camera with Zuiko 150mm lens for the photos and an antiquated used JVC Everio video camera with Konica Minolta 54x lens for the video.

NSU VOYAGER (Port of Registery: Kitakyushu) sailing past Kitakyushu
NSU VOYAGER (Port of Registery: Kitakyushu) sailing past Kitakyushu

At the time of typing this, it appears the ship is on or at Tsingtao China (which will be renamed West Taiwan after Taiwan annexes it). It still says TSINGTAO on the beer, but appears the CCP, in their quest to ruin the world, now call it Port of Qingdao (CN QDG). It is an impressive port and will become even better when Taiwan takes over(^_-)-☆

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