Ships of Kanmon Strait

appears to be drag racing another ship thru the Kanmon Straits!!! あさか (ホンダの内航自動車運搬船) Asaka, like other Honda domestic car carriers, sports a light blue and bright white paint job worthy of being sung about in a Jan & Dean or Beach Boys hotrod song.   Honda Motors domestic car carrier ASAKA sailing the Kanmon Strait Wonder if it is hauling drag racing cars, F-1 racing cars, or plain old stock Honda cars and trucks for lame folks like Keiko and Manabu... Video of this lovely vessel may be viewed at: https://youtu.be/PyA2umkrEyY ASAKA (IMO 9700201) sailing past Garden Paradise Kitakyushu Japan Vessel Name: ASAKA Flag: Japan Length: 118.03 meters Width: 16.6 meters IMO: 9700201 MMSI; 431005691 Call Sign: JD3690 Vessel Type: Cargo / Vehicles Carrier ASAKA a Ro-Ro Auto Carrier Vessel for Honda Motors "It's not a big oil tanker just a groovy little cargo ship..." would be some fun alternate lyrics to the song "Little Honda...

WAKO is the 100th Entry!!! Yay!!! While this RoRo coastal car carrier has been seen sailing thru the Kanmon Straits many times, it is the first time to photograph it. Seeing the HONDA logo on the side brings The Beach Boys song 'Little Honda' to mind.  WAKO わこう 内航自動車運搬船 Wako's home port is Fukuoka and the car carrier appears to exclusively transport autos to and from Japanese ports like Yokkaichi, Funabashi, etc. One can't help but wonder what models of HONDA vehicles it is carrying. Please let me wonder while I listen to Little Honda and pick up some good vibrations. Musical ship spotting. Built by Shinkochi Heavy Industries in 2016, Wako has a loading capacity of 508 cars. Stealing the ship when it is fully loaded would be more efficient than stealing 508 cars individually. Plus, the keys would probably be in the cars. Somehow, this occurring seems highly unlikely. Japan is very safety. Wako is a Japanese RoRo car carrier for Honda - Kanmon Strait 2024   Vessel Name: ...