Ships of Kanmon Strait

The bulk carrier sailed the Kanmon Straits between Kitakyushu and Shimonoseki Japan on its way from Kaoshiung Taiwan (Yes, it's a country! Screw the CCP!!!) to Kanda Japan (an industrial suburb of Garden Paradise Kitakyushu) on April 3, 2025.   Bulk Carrier KEN REI Sails the Kanmon Straits Ken Rei had a majestic presence as it proudly sailed the narrow passage between Kitakyushu (Kyushu Island) and Shimonoseki (Honshu Island) under the Kanmon Bridge. Sailing in the opposite direction was a naval parade of JMSDF vessels and an Italian cruise ship. Ken Rei's crew had a great view, no doubt. Vessel Name: KEN REI IMO: 9310006 MMSI: 352573000 Callsign: 3EWK9 Ship Type: Cargo Ship Specific Type:  Bulk Carrier Flag: Panama Year Built: 2006 Length: 175.53 meters Width: 29.40 meters Gross Tonnage: 19781 tons Deadweight: 31859 tons Subscribe to Ship Freakazoid's YouTube Channel for more videos♪ https://www.youtube.com/@ShipFreakazoid

ship spotting chemical and oil products tankers in the Kanmon Straits on March 10, 2025, Ship Freakazoid captured this vessel on digital film.  DOLPHIN 01 - Tanker sailing the Kanmon Strait Sporting a newer paintjob than it has on some vessel tracking sites, Dolphin 01 was a pleasant sight to see as it sailed between Shimonoseki and Kitakyushu. Dolphin 01 (IMO #9337834) Dolphin 01 has been popular on his @ShipFreakazoid channel at YouTube, amassing over 1300 views in less than two months. Vessel Name: DOLPHIN 01 IMO #: 9337834 Ship Type: Chemical Products Tanker / Oil Products Tanker Flag: Panama Year Built: 2007 Length: 127.20 meters Width: 20.42 meters (Same as Yo Mama!) Gross Tonnage: 8455 tons (Same as Yo Mama!)

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 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

Atago Maru No. 2 ★ 第二あたご丸 (IMO 8922711)   Vessel Name: Atago Maru No. 2 ★ 第二あたご丸 Vessel Type: Oil Products Tanker IMO: 8922711 MMSI: 431400531 Call Sign: JK5460 Length: 49.19 meters Width: 8.00 meters Year Built: March 1996 Engine: 1D/1,000 PS Gross Tonnage: 199 Deadweight: 543 Ship Freakazoid captured this vessel on a chilly winter noon, January 6th, 2025 with an Olympus E520 DSLR camera with Zuiko 150mm lens (photo above) and JVC Everio GZ-E265-N video camera with 54x Konica Minolta lens mounted on Slik tripod (video below). No filters were used, no editing was performed, and voodoo doctors were not utilized in the production of what you see. Footage was shot from the Garden Paradise Kitakyushu Kokura North Ward stretch of the Kanmon Straits of Japan. 

General cargo ship JOYO 1 was photographed in the Kanmon Strait of Japan from the shores of the Garden Paradise Kitakyushu on a swell November 11, 2024 afternoon. JOYO 1 , a general cargo ship sailing past Japan's coast This vessel sails under the Flag of Belize.  Never been, but hear Belize is all sorts of awesome.  Next time I'm in the neighborhood, it might be time to bop in and say "Hello" and/or "Hola" and buy some peanuts from Mennonite children.  Friends who have been say the beaches are really nice... Anyway, here is some video of Joyo 1 sailing between Kitakyushu and Shimonoseki. This cargo ship has been known to frequent the ports of Kawasaki Japan, Sorong Indonesia, and Shanghai West Taiwan (when the CCP collapses Ship Freakazoid thinks China's name will be more accurately renamed West Taiwan).  General cargo ship sailing by a buoy in the blue ocean of Japan Oh BUOY!!!  Looks like JOYO 1 could use a little TLC and touch up paint work.  Still a...

  The brand spanking new container ship A SUWA (Flag of Hong Kong) sailed thru the Kanmon Straits of Japan on a lovely Japanese autumn day (November 11, 2024) and was filmed with an antique JVC Everio video camera (Konica Minolta 54x lens) by a sissy sicko with no credentials known as Ship Freakazoid. More footage from ship spotting the vessels passing by Kitakyushu and Shimonoseki Japan can be seen on this YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ShipFreakazoid Like, subscribe, and comment should you so please... A SUWA It was nice to see such a new and colorful container ship pass by the glorious coastline of Garden Paradise Kitakyushu. The vessel A SUWA sails under the Flag of Hong Kong and was built in 2024 (also known as the year DJT won his 3rd str8 prez elexion ( ^)o(^ )). General cargo ship, container ship and tanker in Kanmon Straits The Kanmon Straits are always busy and provide a beautiful sight when several vessels can be seen entering the strait from the west side. Th...

The Pride of Garden Paradise Kitakyushu should be the name of the bulk carrier NSU Voyager. This 300 meter long 50 meter wide vessel has 北九州 and KITAKYUSHU painted proudly on its stern. Very cool. NSU VOYAGER sailing towards Garden Paradise Kitakyushu A politician wannabe idiot was creating a cacophony in Moji when the ship sailed thru the Kanmon Strait. Despite his campaign's incessant noise, NSU Voyager was the epitome of tranquility and smooth sailing. Oh, by the way, the idiot's campaign sailed smoothly into a landslide loss. Yay!  Here is some video of the ship (there will be some noise from the campaign --- consider it a bonus track!): Vessel Name: NSU VOYAGER Length: 299.95 meters Width: 50 meters IMO: 9790880 Flag: Japan Port of Registry: Kitakyushu MMSI: 431491000 Type: Bulk Carrier Call Sign: 7JZQ Gross Tonnage: 107829 tons Year Built: 2017 (平成29年) Owner: NS Uni...

The ro-ro (roll on / roll off) vehicles carrier GRAND PACE passed through the Kanmon Straits of Japan on August 12, 2024.  This blue and white vessel was captured on digital film by Ship Freakazoid with an Olympus e520 DSLR with Zuiko 150mm lens.  Digital video footage was also recorded using a second-hand JVC Everio with 54x zoom Konica Minolta lens.  Grand Pace roro automobile carrier IMO #: 9169328  Vessel Name: GRAND PACE  Type: Vehicles Carrier / Roll On - Roll Off Automobile Carrier  Flag: Panama  Gross Tonnage: 50309  Summer Deadweight (t): 16669  Length: 179 meters Width: 32 meters  Year Built: 1999   Japanese summers are notoriously hot and humid, but there was a pleasant sea breeze felt in Kokura (Kitakyushu) while Grand Pace was being photographed and recorded. Grand Pace sailing past the Garden Paradise Kitakyushu Vehicles Carrier sailing thru Japanese waters Ship Freakazoid would like to remind of a few things. Olde...

The oil/chemical tanker STOLT EFFORT was photographed as it passed thru the Kanmon Straits between Shimonoseki and Kitakyushu Japan on March 10, 2024. The Stolt Tankers vessel Stolt Effort sailing in the Kanmon Straits  Vessel Name:  STOLT EFFORT Length:  176.75 meters Width:  31.1 meters Flag:  Cayman Islands IMO:  9178202 MMSI:  319445000 Call Sign:  ZCSP6 General vessel type: Tanker Detailed vessel type: Oil/Chemical Tanker Stolt Effort oil tanker / chemical tanker sailing thru Kanmon Straits This vessel's yellow paint job complements the blue skies and blue seas of Garden Paradise Kitakyushu nicely.

The container ship JOSCO ALMA was photographed by Ship Freakazoid as it was passing thru Kanmon Straits enroute to Osaka Japan from Zhoushan China on the morning of January 26, 2024. JOSCO ALMA container ship sailing under Flag of Kong Kong in Kanmon Straits After several gloomy winter days, there was finally some sunshine in the Garden Paradise Kitakyushu, so it was a perfect day to hit up some photo ops in Moji.  Josco Alma is still new and good looking, having been built just two years before in 2022. Name: JOSCO ALMA  IMO: 9931501  General vessel type: Cargo  Detailed vessel type: Container Ship  MMSI: 477811500  Call sign: VRUR3  Flag: Hong Kong [HK]  Gross Tonnage: 9972  Summer DWT: 13713 t  Length: 146 meters  Width:   23.39 meters  Year built: 2022 Josco Alma - Cargo ship registered in Hong Kong passing by Shimonoseki Japan The vessel Josco Alma in the Kanmon Straits of Moji Kitakyushu Japan  Josco Alma c...

CMA CGM CHOPIN is a 20 year old container ship with a carrying capacity of 5770 TEU and was photographer by Ship Freakazoid as it travelled thru the Kanmon Straits on its way from Osaka Japan to Busan Korea. CMA CGM CHOPIN - 277 meter long container ship passing thru Kanmon Straits Name: CMA CGM CHOPIN  IMO: 9280603  General vessel type: Cargo - Hazard A (Major)  Detailed vessel type: Container Ship  Flag: Malta [MT]  Gross Tonnage: 65730  Summer DWT: 73266 t  TEU: 5770 Length: 277.28 meters Width: 40 meters  Year built: 2004  Port of registry: VALLETTA CMA CGM CHOPIN in Kanmon Straits Japan CMA CGM CHOPIN cargo ship passing between Kitakyushu and Shimonoseki 5770 TEU 277 meter cargo ship CMA CGM CHOPIN CMA CGM CHOPIN on its way to Busan Korea from Osaka Japan The glorious vessel CMA CGM CHOPIN passing by Garden Paradise Kitakyushu As per usual, the trusty old Olympus E520 DSLR and Zuiko 40-150mm zoom lens were utilized to photograph this ves...

Bulk Carrier (aka sand carrier / gravel carrier) TENOU (Japanese name: 天桜) is equipped with a backhoe and was recently photographed as it passed thru the Kanmon Straits between Garden Paradise Kitakyushu and Shimonoseki Japan. TENOU gravel carrier sand carrier 天桜 ガット船 Name: TENOU  IMO: 9919943  General vessel type: Cargo  Detailed vessel type: General Cargo  Flag: Japan [JP]  Gross Tonnage: 499  Summer DWT: 1700 t  Length: 62 meters  Width: 13 meters Year built: 2021 Sand carrier TENOU is equipped with a backhoe ★ 天桜はバックホー付 This interesting vessel passed thru the Kanmon Straits of Japan on January 9, 2024.  it is apparently a ship belonging to Tsurumaru Shipping Co., Ltd. (鶴丸海運) in the Garden Paradise Kitakyushu.  Their homepage is here:  https://tsurumaru.co.jp/   Tenou & Kaikyo Yume Tower ・ 天桜と海峡ゆめタワー An Olympus e 520 DSLR equipped with a Zuiko 40mm-150mm lens was used to capture this local vessel on digitial "film" by Sh...

DREAM ANGEL is a RORO vehicles carrier that was photographed passing thru the Kanmon Straits of Japan on September 26, 2023 (aka Haji-san's birthday R.I.P.). DREAM ANGEL a RORO vessel photographed sailing from Moji to Sakai Japan The day started out hazy, but soon turned into blue skies.  Ship Freakazoid was taken by friends to a beautiful spot that turned out to be perfect for photographing ships passing thru the Kanmon Strait.　Garden Paradise Kitakyushu has a number of nice spots where one can enjoy views of the passing ships. DREAM ANGEL - 186 meter RORO Vehicles Carrier sailing thru Kanmon Strait Vessel Name    DREAM ANGEL Ship type         RORO / Vehicles Carrier IMO number    9303156 Flag                Panama Gross Tonnage                  41662 Summer Deadwe...

  QUEEN BEETLE High Speed Passenger Jet Ferry in the Kanmon Straits Ship's Name: QUEEN BEETLE Vessel Type - Generic: High Speed Craft Vessel Type - Detailed: High Speed Passenger Jet Ferry MMSI: 431736000 Call Sign: 7KLX Flag: Japan [JP] Gross Tonnage: 2582 Summer DWT: 115 t Length Overall: 83.42 meters  Breadth Extreme: 20.46 m Built: 2020 IMO: 9874777 QUEEN BEETLE a JR Kyushu ship - high speed passenger jet ferry vessel in Moji The Queen Beetle unexpectedly passed thru the Kanmon Straits on April 10, 2022. It was photographed by Ship Freakazoid with an Olympus E-520 DSLR camera equipped with a Zuiko 150mm lens. The idiots that they are, JR Kyushu has the name Queen Beetle plastered all over the ship. The name they choose sounds more like a rock band's name than a ship's name, too. Oh well, ho hum, it was still fun to see it as it chugged slowly thru the Kanmon Strait between Moji in Garden Paradise Kitakyushu and Shimonoseki City.  Queen Beetle passing by the factories ...

Japanese police boats can be seen patrolling (I think they are just going for a joyride!) the Kanmon Straits. Sometimes, we can also see Fukuoka Prefectural Police helicopters flying above the straits, as well. This is Fukuoka Police Helicopter JA01FP. It is a Bell 412 EP. This was flying over the Kanmon Strait on the afternoon of April 2, 2022. Probably because it was nice weather and the cherry blossoms are in full bloom. No criminal activity or arrests related to marine traffic along the straits between Shimonoseki City and Kitakyushu City Japan was reported in the news. The Japanese police are affectionately known as Kuso-Poli by local Kitakyushites. They have special place in the hearts of many people in Garden Paradise Kitakyushu. 福岡県 警察ヘリ とびうめ２号 JA01FP Fukuoka Police Helicopter - Bell 412 EP over Kanmon Straits JA01FP Fukuoka Police Helicopter - Bell 412 EP over Kanmon Straits JA01FP Fukuoka Police Helicopter - Bell 412 EP over Kanmon Straits JA01FP Fukuoka Police Helicopter...

Sunset at Kanmon Straits March 2022 The Kitakyushu City Moji Ward side of the Kanmon Strait has some amazing sunsets. Check out this ship as it passes thru the straits between Shimonoseki City and pass the North Kokura and Moji Wards of Garden Paradise Kitakyushu. The factories, towers, and mountains make for an amazing backdrop.  No filter. Just a simple Olympus E-520 DSLR with Zuiko 150mm lens. Photo taken March 2022 by Ship Freakazoid.