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ZENITH ACE

sailed thru the Kanmon Straits past Garden Paradise Kitakyushu and Sultry Shimonoseki City on the morning of March 10, 2025. Air quality was terrible and it was extremely hazy and quite windy and cold (and, is the too many 'ands'?) weather.

ZENITH ACE - IMO 1062366 - Kanmon Strait, Japan
ZENITH ACE - IMO 1062366 - Kanmon Strait, Japan

Ship Freakazoid used his secondhand Olympus e520 DSLR for photos and antique JVC Everio video camera on used Slik tripod for video.

Here are some details on this recently built ship mini bulker:

Vessel Name ZENITH ACE
IMO number 1062366
MMSI 352004326
Callsign 3E6645
Ship Type General Cargo Ship
Sepicific Type Dry Bulk / Mini Bulkers 1
Flag Panama
Year of Build 2024
Length Overall 80.00 meters
Width 13.00 meters
Gross Tonnage 2450 tons
Deadweight(DWT) 3300 tons

Zenith Ace has Hangul characters under its name so, chances are, it is based in Korea.

Ships sailing Japan's Kanmon Straits on a hazy day
Ships sailing Japan's Kanmon Straits on a hazy day


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