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KAZASHI MARU かざし丸

a Seagate Corportation tugboat was filmed in the Kanmon Straits of Japan on a frigid windy February 19, 2025. KAZASHI MARU かざし丸 The tugboat Kazushi Maru was floating peacefully in the Kanmon Straits between Kokura (Kitakyushu) and Hikoshima (Shimonoseki) when photographed and recorded on video by Ship Freakazoid for your viewing pleasure. Check out the video above at the @ShipFreakazoid YouTube Channel  (Kind of ironic Kanmon STRAIT ships are on a YouTube CHANNEL😊) Tugboat in the Kanmon Straits of Japan 曳船 かざし丸 (北九州市) 関門海峡撮影 Main Specifications:  IMO #: 9909326 Navigation Area: Coastal Area Gross Tonnage: 268 tons Length: 37.20 meters Beam (Molded): 10.20 meters Depth (Molded): 4.08 meters Maximum Draft (Molded): 3.30 meters Main Engine: IHI 6L28HX type, 2 units Continuous Rated Power: 4,400 horsepower × 750 rpm (2,200 horsepower × 2) Propulsion System: IHI ZP-31, clutch-mounted type, 2 units (5-blade skewed propeller with slip clutch) Speed: 14.80 knots  Towage Capacity...

JS HYUGA ひゅうが

photographed January 30, 2025 around 17:00 by Ship Freakazoid while JMSDF military vessel ship spotting in the Kanmon Straits of Japan. The helicopter carrier made an eerie metallic sound as it passed between Garden Paradise Kitakyushu and So-So Shimonoseki City on a hazy, frigid and windy winter afternoon.   JS HYUGA ・ ひゅうが sailing the Kanmon Straits of Japan This Japan Maritime Self Defense Force ASW vessel's paintjob and construction gives it a unique look and makes it look very different from different angles and under differing lighting conditions. Interesting... And, certainly well planned out by what some call the Japanese Navy.  DDH-181 HYUGA a JMSDF anti-submarine warfare helicopter carrier 関門海峡を通る (HYUGA)  ひゅうが型護衛艦 Ship Freakazoid captured the ASW (anti-submarine warfare) carrier HYUGA (DDH-181) as it sailed thru Kanmon Straits of Japan on January 30, 2025 at around 17:00 . It's passage was announced in advance and posted on a Japan Coast Guard website....

K-PACIFIC

is a great name for a ship! Love it! I also love how the light of the late afternoon shines upon this gnarly container ship in this photo. Too bad it was so hazy. Garden Paradise Kitakyushu's air quality seems sketchy these days... K-PACIFIC container ship at sunset in blue sea under hazy sky Ship Freakazoid used an Olympus E-520 DSLR digital camera with Zuiko 150mm lens on this very cold and windy January 30, 2025 late afternoon of ship spotting the Kanmon Straits. Japan Maritime Self Defense Force helicopter carrier HYUGA (DDH-181) was in the straits at the same time, but K-PACIFIC seemed to smile for the camera a little bit better... Here are some details on the vessel: Ship Name: K-Pacific IMO: 9246542 Ship Type: Container Ship Flag: Antigua & Barbuda Year Built: 2004 Length: 134.44 meters Width: 22.50 meters Gross Tonnage: 9962 tons Wishing the captain, crew and cargo smooth sailing!

EVER CHANT

is a five year old (built in 2020) container ship that has been known to visit ports like Kaohsiung in the country of Taiwan and Hong Kong in the future Taiwanese territory of China. This vessel from the Evergreen fleet of cargo ships passed through the Kanmon Straits of Japan on the cold and windy Japanese winter day of January 30, 2025. EVER CHANT - Container ship in Japan's Kanmon Straits Ship Freakazoid was taking photographs and recording video from the Garden Paradise Kitakyushu side of the Kanmon Strait when Ever Chant graced us with its presence. While only five years old, Ever Chant looks like it has seen a lot of wear and tear. Maybe it has alimony payments and an expensive trophy wife? Or, maybe the CCP owns it and doesn't know how to take care of it? But, probably, a reality TV show that shows ships before and after paint jobs is funding its voyages and maintenance. Surely that is what is happening here. It has to be.    The video above is 4:12 in length and shows ...

LILAC らいらっく Shinnihonkai Ferry 新日本海フェリー

sailed the Kanmon Straits of Japan on a cold, dark and windy sunset January 25, 2025. The ferries Lilac and Yuukari, according to Shinnihonkai Ferry's website, connect Tsuruga Port, Niigata Port, Akita Port in Fukui Prefecture, and Tomakomai East Port in Hokkaido. So, why was Lilac sailing thru the Kanmon Straits between Kyushu and Honshu in southern Japan? Rumor has it, the ro-pax vessel was carrying military personnel.  LILAC Shinnihonkai Ferry ★ らいらっく 新日本海フェリー  Ship Freakazoid used a secondhand Olympus E520 DSLR with Zuiko 150mm lens to take photographs (Adobe Photoshop used to brighten and adjust contrast of these photos) and an old used JVC Everio video camera with Konica Minolta 54x lens mounted on a Slik tripod (used, of course!) to get video footage while ship spotting the roll-on roll-off passenger ship as it sailed between Garden Paradise Kitakyushu and Surreal Shimonoseki City. Check out the video at the @ShipFreakazoid channel on YouTube.    Japan has s...

SILVER LUCKY 銀吉

a general cargo ship, sailed the Kanmon Straits on January 23, 2025. Ship Freakazoid captured the vessel with an Olympus E520 DSLR in photographs and a JVC Everio on video for your viewing pleasure.  SILVER LUCKY 銀吉 It was a surprisingly hazy afternoon on Japan's Kanmon Strait, especially looking west at Kokura from Shimonoseki. Looking east at Moji was noticeably clearer, but still had some haze. Japan's LDP will blame China's CCP for this, but it sure looks like the haze is coming from Kitakyushu... Vessel Name: SILVER LUCKY 銀吉 Vessel Type: General Cargo Ship Flag: Hong Kong Year Built: 2011 Length: 120 meters Width: 20.80 meters Gross Tonnage: 9129 IMO: 9594676 MMSI: 477746300 Callsign: VRHT4 SILVER LUCKY 銀吉 General Cargo Ship in Kanmon Strait