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MSC PAOLA

The container ship MSC PAOLA blessed the Kanmon Straits with its massive 242 meter long cargo laden presence on June 23, 2023 around 13:35 in the afternoon. Ship Freakazoid captured this lovely vessel on digital film for your viewing pleasure.

MSC PAOLA - 242 meter container ship - Ship Spotting in Japan
MSC PAOLA - 242 meter container ship - Ship Spotting in Japan

A quick search of the Internet tells us that this beauty of a container carrier gets around. Really gets around! Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, China, Korea, Japan, India, Saudi Arabia, Mauritius, Kenya...

Big container ship sailing past Japan's coast - MSC Paola - 2023.6.23
Big container ship sailing past Japan's coast - MSC Paola - 2023.6.23

Vessel Name: MSC PAOLA
Length: 242.83 meters
Width: 32.2 meters
IMO: 9161297
Flag: Liberia
MMSI: 636018318
Type: Container Ship
Call Sign: D5PE6
Gross Tonnage: 37968 tons
Port of Registry: Monrovia
Built: 1998

Ship Freakazoid captured this vessel on digital film with an old Olympus e-520 DSLR camera equipped with Zuiko 150mm lens on yet another crummy overcast day under Kitakyushu's polluted sky. At least the containers were somewhat colorful! 

The MSC Paola container ship in the Kanmon Straits (Kitakyushu Japan)
The MSC Paola container ship in the Kanmon Straits (Kitakyushu Japan)

Ship Freakazoid, on behalf of Garden Paradise Kitakyushu City's 914,620 citizens and Sprawling Suburbia Shimonoseki City's 240,851 citizens, thank the captain and crew of MSC Paola for travelling thru the scenic Kanmon Straits with its precious cargo and wish them safe and prosperous journeys wherever they may go.

Disclaimer:  No Kitakyushites or Shimonosuckers were cast under voodoo spells by Ship Freakazoid during the photographing of this ship. 

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