Arrival in Ashiya, Japan
Bellport Ashiya 35degrees 42.35N/131degrees 19.03E Arrival time: 1400 local time (GMT+9,1 day later) Tuesday, April 20, 2010: One Week in Ashiya Heavy commercial traffic became a big issue once we approached mainland Japan. Entering Osaka Wan (Osaka Sound) we would often have more than 30 boats with AIS on our navigation screen within a 12 nm range; and that didn’t take into account other vessels, such as fishing boats, that didn’t...