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TOREADOR (IMO 9375288)

a fine looking ro-ro vessel in the Wallenius Wilhemsen fleet sailed thru the Kanmon Strait early afternoon December 10, 2024. Ship Freakazoid captured this PCTC (pure car and truck carrier) vessel in photographs and on video for your viewing pleasure. TOREADOR (IMO 9375288) Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ro-Ro Vehicles Carrier This automobile carrier is, at the time of uploading, heading from Singapore to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and also frequents ports in Korea and Japan (Kobe, Yokohama, etc.) Photographs were taken with an Olympus E520 DSLR and Zuiko 150mm lens held in SF's factory issued hands. Roro Automobiles Carrier TOREADOR in the Kanmon Straits of Japan Vessel Name: Toreador Vessel Class: PCTC Vessel Type: Vehicles Carrier (Roro) Year Built: 2008 Flag: Malta IMO #: 9375288 MMSI #: 248910000 Call Sign: 9HA4856 Gross Tonnage: 61,328 Deadweight: 22,144 (MT) Capacity Cars: 6,354 (RT43) Hoistable Decks: 4 Max RoRo Hei...

MOZU ARROW

Timber carrier probably loaded with Canadian lumber and going from Nanaiomo Canada to Qingdao China (aka Tsingtao West Taiwan) as it sailed between Shimonoseki City and the wards of Moji and Kokura Kita of Kitakyushu City on the sunny winter day of December 10, 2024 at around 12:50 in the afternoon.  MOZU ARROW (IMO 8918227) This may be the first lumber carrier to be knowingly captured by Ship Freakazoid. After having seen a crew made video of a timber carrier's voyage from the great State of Washington, USA to Japan, it was nice to catch Mozu Arrow on its journey from North America to East Asia. The usual suspect, an Olympus e-520 DSLR camera with Zuiko 150mm lens, was used to take photographs for your viewing pleasure. No trees or butterflies were harmed during the photography or filming of this ship as it sailed past. Canadian lumber heading to China on the timber carrier vessel Mozu Arrow   Video was taken using an old JVC Everio video camera with Konica Minolta 54x lens o...