Ships of Kanmon Strait

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!)

A cool looking tanker passed thru the Kanmon Straits. Its name? GRAND ACE6. Apparently it is neither Grand Ace Six nor Grand Ace 6, but Grand Ace6. And, it used to be called STX ACE6, but has, like so many others, changed its identity... Oil tanker sailing in the Kanmon Straits of Japan (Grand Ace6) The color scheme brightened up the strait as this lovely oil tanker / chemical tanker sailed past the vibrant bustling metropolis Garden Paradise Kitakyushu and the depressing dilapidated Shimonoseki Slums on neighboring Honshu Island. Chemical Tanker / Oil Products Tanker GRAND ACE 6 "Grand Ace 6" is painted on the ship's stern and the very important health advice "No Smoking" and safety advice "Safety First" and "Hazardous Cargo" are painted on the bridge.  Ship Freakazoid hopes all of you put safety first and don't smoke, unless you are on fire, because smoke is an important indicator to others in your immediate vicinity that you are a huma...

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 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.

SPRING NOTE is an Oil Tanker / Chemical Tanker that recently passed thru the Kanmon Straits of Kitakyushu and Shimonoseki Japan.  Ship Freakazoid captured frequent passerby of a vessel on digital "film" on the morning of January 26, 2024.  It apparently makes frequent journeys between Nagoya Japan and Ulsan Korea. The Oil Tanker / Chemical Tanker SPRING NOTE in the Kanmon Straits   Classification No. : 043474 IMO No. : 9324590 Official No. : 30524-05-CH  Signal Letters : HOXG  Flag : Panama  Port of Registry : Panama  Ship's Name : SPRING NOTE  Former Name 1 : --   Registered Owner 1 : SHOKUYU NAVIGATION CO., S.A.   Management Company 1 : ST MARINE CO., LTD.   Class...