KEIYU MARU NO5 (aka: #5 Keiyu Maru / Keiyu Maru No. 5 / Keiyu Maru The 5th) 関門海峡を通る第五慶友丸♪ KEIYU MARU NO5 関門海峡を通る第五慶友丸 Vessel Name: KEIYU MARU NO5 (第五慶友丸) Length: 78 meters Width: 14 meters IMO: 9924821 Flag: Japan (日本) Home Port: Kitakyushu (北九州) MMSI: 366102000 Type: General Cargo With so many smaller local ships passing thru the Kanmon Straits everyday, they sometimes are ignored when larger ships are also passing by. Keiyu Maru No.5 happened to be going the opposite direction as the gigantic ro-ro Liberty Promise on the afternoon of March 18, 2024. The Kitakyushu based cargo ship looked good passing by Simonoseki's infamous "Tower That Makes All Men Feel Inferior."
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.