HAKUREI

HAKUREI (IMO: 9597604) is a baycraft vessel sailing under the Japan flag. It has an overall length of 387 feets and a beam of 62 feets.

Vessel Identification

• MMSI: 432833000
• IMO: 9597604
• Call Sign: 7JJL
• Flag State: Japan
• Vessel Type: Research/Survey Vessel

Specification

• Gross Tonnage: 3,997 GT
• Deadweight: 1,200 DWT
• Length Overall: 99.9 m
• Beam: 18.0 m
• Draft: 5.9 m
• Year Built: 2012

Propulsion

• Propulsion Type: Diesel-Electric
• Propeller: Azimuth thrusters / CPP (Controllable Pitch Propeller)
• Dynamic Positioning: DP equipped

Shipyard

• Builder: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
• Country: Japan
• Year Delivered: 2012

Owner / Operator

• Owner: Japan Coast Guard (JCG)
• Operator: Japan Coast Guard
• Home Port: Japan

Navigation / Communications Equipment

• GMDSS: Equipped
• AIS: Class A Transponder
• Navigational Radar: Installed
• Satellite Communications: Equipped

Operating Region

• Primary Region: Western Pacific Ocean
• Secondary Region: Japanese coastal and exclusive economic zone (EEZ) waters
• Operational Area: Northwest Pacific, including waters surrounding the Japanese archipelago

Vessel Description

HAKUREI is a Japanese Coast Guard survey and research vessel operated under the authority of the Japan Coast Guard. The vessel is primarily tasked with hydrographic surveying, oceanographic research, and maritime scientific investigations within Japan's territorial waters and exclusive economic zone. Equipped with advanced survey instrumentation and dynamic positioning capability, HAKUREI supports Japan's ongoing commitments to nautical charting, seabed mapping, and ocean environmental monitoring. The vessel's diesel-electric propulsion system and azimuth thruster configuration provide enhanced maneuverability essential for precise survey operations in variable sea conditions throughout the Northwest Pacific region.