Ship spotting photographs and video of vessels sailing the Kanmon Straits of Japan between Kitakyushu and Shimonoseki. Accompanied with insightful details and meaningless commentary by Ship Freakazoid.
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SITC HONG KONG container ship sailing in Kanmon Strait
The container ship SITC Hong Kong passed thru the Kanmon Strait on September 3, 2024.
SITC Hong Kong in the Kanmon Straits on a hazy day
A photo of Ship Freakazoid's JVC Everio video camera with 54x Konica Minolta zoom lens on a Slik tripod was taken as SITC Hong Kong passed by. Like the camcorder and tripod, the Olympus E-520 DSLR camera used to photograph them was also purchased second hand at an amazingly cheap price. Maybe there are used cameras and accessories in some of those containers? Or, maybe not...
JVC Everio, Slik Tripod, and SITC Hong Kong cargo ship
SITC vessels are a common sight in the Kanmon Straits of Japan. There sure are a lot of them! Many of their names start with SITC and then have the name of some port city (Hong Kong, Qinzhou, Tokyo, etc.) after. It's a good geography lesson for demented folks such as the Ship Freakazoid.
SITC HONG KONG - IMO 9331115 - Kanmon Straits - 2024 09 03
Vessel Name: SITC HONG KONG
Flag: Panama
IMO: 9331115
MMSI: 372765000
Call Sign: 3EKM7
AIS Transponder Class: Class A
General Vessel Type: Cargo - Hazard D (Major)
Detailed Vessel Type: Container Ship
Length: 145.12 meters
Width: 22.45 meters
We will leave you with a photo not of SITC Hong Kong going, but of it coming. Enjoy your NFL season, if that is something you enjoy...
SITC Hong Kong coming toward Kokura and Moji (Kitakyushu, Japan)
Here is some video footage of the SITC Hong Kong container ship passing through the Kanmon Straits from the west side.
THERMOPYLAE is a vehicles carrier (RoRo ship) and was recently photographed passing thru the Kanmon Straits between Shimonoseki City and Kitakyushu City, Japan. Thermopylae is a large vessel, and while not as long as some others, is quite tall. It dwarfed the buildings and other ships and boats it passed on the afternoon of April 2, 2022. Photographed by Ship Freakazoid using an Olympus e520 DSLR with a 150mm Zuiko lens. Enjoy. A Wallenius Wilhelmsen vessel, Thermopylae is a vehicles carrier Roro ship Vessel Name: THERMOPYLAE Ship type: Vehicles Carrier / RORO Flag: Malta Gross Tonnage: 75283 Summer Deadweight (t): 23786 Length Overall: 200 meters Beam: 37 meters Built: 2015 IMO #: 9702443 Thermoylae vehicles carrier Roro ship passing under the Kanmon Kaikyo Bridge ...
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...
The container ship JOSCO ALMA was photographed by Ship Freakazoid as it was passing thru Kanmon Straits enroute to Osaka Japan from Zhoushan China on the morning of January 26, 2024. JOSCO ALMA container ship sailing under Flag of Kong Kong in Kanmon Straits After several gloomy winter days, there was finally some sunshine in the Garden Paradise Kitakyushu, so it was a perfect day to hit up some photo ops in Moji. Josco Alma is still new and good looking, having been built just two years before in 2022. Name: JOSCO ALMA IMO: 9931501 General vessel type: Cargo Detailed vessel type: Container Ship MMSI: 477811500 Call sign: VRUR3 Flag: Hong Kong [HK] Gross Tonnage: 9972 Summer DWT: 13713 t Length: 146 meters Width: 23.39 meters Year built: 2022 Josco Alma - Cargo ship registered in Hong Kong passing by Shimonoseki Japan The vessel Josco Alma in the Kanmon Straits of Moji Kitakyushu Japan Josco Alma c...