APL ISLANDER - Container Ship passing thru Kanmon Straits Japan

Happy New Year!!! Ship Freakazoid was able to take advantage of a fairly sunny, but somewhat hazy day to photograph his first ships of 2024. Here is one for starters --- APL ISLANDER, a container ship as it passes thru Kanmon Straits of Japan.

APL ISLANDER - Cargo Ship passing thru Kanmon Straits

Name: APL ISLANDER

IMO: 9360142

General vessel type: Cargo

Detailed vessel type: Container Ship

Flag: USA [US]

Gross Tonnage: 17594

Summer DWT: 18860 t

Length: 170 meters

Width: 27.2 meters

Year built: 2007

Port of registry: VALLETTA

If you look at the rear of the vessel, it says "APL ISLANDER , Wilmington, DE." As I recall, Wilmington Delaware USA is the main port, as well as its commercial, industrial and financial center.

The vessel APL ISLANDER in the hazy Kitakyushu area of Kanmon Strait

Container Ship APL ISLANDER passing a buoy in Kanmon Stait

APL ISLANDER passing the Kaikyo Yume Tower in Shimonoseki Japan

The above photo is of the cargo ship passing by the Kaikyo Yume Tower (海峡ゆめタワー) in Shimonoseki Japan. The photo was taken from Moji Kitakyushu near the Red Brick Hall and JR Moji Station on January 5th 2024.

Ship Freakazoid wishes this vessel and all other ships safe travels this Year of the Dragon.

A SUWA - Brand New Container Ship in the Kanmon Strait

The brand spanking new container ship A SUWA (Flag of Hong Kong) sailed thru the Kanmon Straits of Japan on a lovely Japanese autumn day (November 11, 2024) and was filmed with an antique JVC Everio video camera (Konica Minolta 54x lens) by a sissy sicko with no credentials known as Ship Freakazoid. More footage from ship spotting the vessels passing by Kitakyushu and Shimonoseki Japan can be seen on this YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ShipFreakazoid Like, subscribe, and comment should you so please... A SUWA It was nice to see such a new and colorful container ship pass by the glorious coastline of Garden Paradise Kitakyushu. The vessel A SUWA sails under the Flag of Hong Kong and was built in 2024 (also known as the year DJT won his 3rd str8 prez elexion ( ^)o(^ )). General cargo ship, container ship and tanker in Kanmon Straits The Kanmon Straits are always busy and provide a beautiful sight when several vessels can be seen entering the strait from the west side. Th...

FATA MORGANA - Ship sailing in the sky near Kitakyushu Japan

Alright, so check this out! FATA MORGANA is this wild optical illusion that happens when you're standing on land, looking out over the ocean, and you see a ship that looks like it's floating above the horizon. It's not magic, though—it’s science at work. Fata Morgana - Ship sailing in the sky as viewed from Kitakyushu Here’s the lowdown. The air above the ocean is usually colder than the air higher up in the atmosphere. But sometimes, you get a temperature inversion where the air closer to the water is actually warmer than the air above it. This temperature difference makes light bend or "refract." So instead of light traveling in a straight line, it curves and can make things appear in places where they shouldn’t be. Kind of like when you’re staring into a glass of water and the spoon looks all weird. It’s the same principle. Fata Morgana - Cargo ship appears to be sailing in the sky Now, when you're on land looking out at the ocean, and you spot a ship tha...

せとぎり JS Setogiri DD-156 護衛艦 Japanese Destroyer JMSDF

せとぎり JS Setogiri DD-156 護衛艦 SETOGIRI is a Destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). It recently passed thru the Kanmon Strait and was photographed from Moji, Kitakyushu, Japan with an Olympus e 520 DSLR camera equipped with Zuiko 150mm lens. The ship and crew protect Japan. We wish them a Happy New Year in 2022. The Japanese Navy has awesome curry and they serve it every Friday so December 31, 2021 will be their last naval curry meal of the year. Their first curry in Year of the Tiger will be on January 7, 2022. Type / Class: Destroyer, DD; Asagiri Class Builder: Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Uraga, Japan STATUS: Laid down: March 9, 1987 Launched: September 12, 1988 Commissioned: February 14, 1990 Homeport: Ominato, Aomori, Japan Specifications: Length: 137 meters (449 feet 6 inches) Beam: 14,6 meters (47 ft 11 in) Draft: 4,5 meters (14 ft 9 in) Displacement: 3500 tons (standard) / 4900 tons (full load) Speed: 30 kno...

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