[GATOR NAVY]

I've never been through the Kanmon Straits but I'm familiar with the area. Tidal currents run up to 7-8 knots and there are some pretty sharp turns. There is a Traffic Separation Scheme as the route is pretty heavily traveled. It's the passage between the Korea Straits and the Inland Sea.

JDS Kurama

[narses]

Very neat ship.

[reed13k]

Not sure how JDS dealt with this, but Kanmon for us was similar to Shimonoseki in that we had a pilot on board - it could very well have been a failure on a pilot’s fault - though final responsibility still lies with the CO it would mitigate if the pilot had control.