This lovely Sanyo Kaiun Shokai Co., Ltd. tankship sailed thru the Kanmon Straits and past the pollution producing factories of Kitakyushu Japan in the early afternoon of November 11, 2024. The tanker Showa Maru #8 often travels thru the strait going to and from Oita and Hakata (Fukuoka). Japanese tankship in the Kanmon Strait Vessel Name: SHOWA MARU No.8 第八正和丸 Length: 48.50 meters Width: 9.60 meters Flag: Japan Type: Tankship / Tank Ship / Tanker Call Sign: JL6217 Gross Tonnage: 363.00 G/T Built: March 20, 2019 Navagation Area: Coastal Cargo Capacity: 666 kl Pump Capacity: 500 x 2 第八正和丸 SHOWA MARU No.8 (Dai Hachi Showa Maru) This vessel is probably carrying kerosene or some other sort of 白油 or "light oil." Even in the 21st century and with modern housing, many Japanese still like to use kerosene heaters in their homes and offices during the colder winter months. Ship Freakazoid is not ...
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.