Nippon Maru にっぽん丸

It was a full moon over Garden Paradise Kitakyushu when the famed Japanese cruise ship NIPPON MARU sailed thru the Kanmon Straits of Japan on the night of October 17, 2024.

And, once in a blue moon, a picture that did not turn out as expected actually turns out to be better than could have been expected. This is one such photograph:

The photo is asking a lot of questions! Nippon Maru at night.

The photograph is basically asking the viewer "What is this?" and then "OK, but WHAT ship?" It's kind of cool how the lights look like question marks. None of the photos taken turned out well. This was the best of the bunch. Really need to get another tripod and prep better for night shooting.

However, the video turned out OK considering a used old model JVC Everio video camera was used. The Slik tripod helped as much as it could but relatively strong wind was a factor. Not bad for spur of the moment, minimal preparation, and first time night filming.

Vessel Name: NIPPON MARU

Length: 166.65 meters

Width: 24 meters

IMO: 8817631

Flag: Japan

MMSI: 431302000

Type: Cruise Ship / Passenger Ship

Call Sign: JNNU

Gross Tonnage: 22472 tons

Year Built: 2010 A.D.

Here is the official site of Nippon Maru for MOL Cruises, Ltd.:

https://www.nipponmaru.jp/

If you look closely at the video you can kind of see some people thru their cabin windows. Nothing risque and no invasion of privacy. There are also people seen walking around. Can't help but wonder what Moji looked like to them as they passed by. Maybe they weren't even looking.

The full moon makes a shaky cameo at the end of the video. Check it out. For a cheapo video camera the 54x Konica Minolta zoom is pretty damn impressive.

Onward!

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