海燕測量船 ★ KAIEN Survey Vessel

was a busy body in the Kanmon Straits on November 11th 2024. This state of the art, high speed, high precision survey ship measures water depth for the dredging and improving of the Kanmon Waterway. Kaien (海燕) helps ships safely pass thru the straits by measuring the water's depth. Rumor has it

KAIEN (MMSI 431007457 / IMO 4194304) Japan MLIT Survey Vessel

海燕測量船 ★ KAIEN Survey Vessel

In the above photograph Kaien can be seen hard at work surveying the Kanmon Strait while the Korean container ship Heung A Sarah of the Heung-A fleet sails past Shimonoseki and Kitakyushu. This aluminum catamaran is able to travel and conduct surveys quickly due to its lightweight construction and excellent stability.

Note the black LED message display board on the side of the ship (above and below) which indicated in four languages (English, Korean, Chinese, Japanese) the message "SURVEY UNDERWAY" to passing vessels in the strait and ship freakazoids on shore.

海燕測量船 ★ KAIEN Survey Vessel & Container Ship HEUNG A SARAH

Launched in 2016, this MLIT (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism) survey ship for the Kanmon Waterway (aka Kanmon Seaway) boasts an RTK-GNSS high precision positioning system, motion compensation system and tide level correction system. Kaien measures water depth by using two transducers to send and receive ultrasonic waves.

Kaien (MLIT survey vessel) & Joyo 1 (general cargo) in Kanmon Strait

Vessel Name: KAIEN 海燕 (かいえん)
Flag: Japan
Length: 22 meters
Width: 8 meters
IMO #: 4194304
MMSI #: 431007457
Type: Survey
Launched: 2016 A.D.

Check out the MLIT homepage to read up on the sexy details of this ship:
https://www.pa.qsr.mlit.go.jp/kanmon/3syozokusenpaku/index5-3.html
(It's in Japanese, so either go back to uni and learn Japanese or use auto-translate)

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Ships of Kanmon Strait

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