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