Ships of Kanmon Strait

Was this vessel named after Bob Dylan? Or worse yet, after a Beverly Hills 90210 character? Who knows... All we know is that this big ass oil products tanker is coming right at you! DYLAN Oil Tanker IMO 9421336 Dylan passed thru the Kanmon Straits of Kitakyushu and Shimonoseki Japan on the morning of May 8, 2024. The above photo shows its approach from the west with Kitakyushu factories in the background on a crummy misty spring day in Japan. Side view of oil products tanker Dylan sailing in Japanese waters Vessel Name:    DYLAN Length:              183.2 meters Width:                32.2 meters IMO:                    9421336 Flag:                    Marshall Islands MMSI:               636023780 Type:         Tanker / Oil Tanker /...

The cargo ship LANTAU BAY, a container ship, recently passed thru the Kanmon Straits and was captured on digitial "film" by Ship Freakazoid.   LANTAU BAY container ship passing thru Kanmon Straits   Name: LANTAU BAY  IMO: 9383596  General vessel type: Cargo  Detailed vessel type: Container Ship  Call sign: V2CW5  Flag: Antigua Barbuda [AG]  Gross Tonnage: 9610  Summer DWT: 12828 t  Length: 142.7 meters Width:   22.6 meters  Year built: 2007 While the weather was rather crummy --- It was overcast, hazy, smoggy, windy and cold --- there were some nice ships passing thru this 20th Day of January 2024, and Lantau Bay was one of them.  This 142 meter long container ship sailing under the flag of Antigua Barbuda (St. John's appears to be its home port) was travelling west thru the Kanmon Strait.   LANTAU BAY container ship passing by Kitakyushu factories and pollution Cargo Ship LANTAU BAY in Japanese waters ...