SWARNA CAKRA is former Japanese RITSURIN MARU (1988) or one of three sisters. IMO stated for SWARNA CAKRA with Marinetraffic and other websites is wrong.

Thanks, David. As you can see, I have entered the IMO number, and her "Vessel Identification" field promptly changed to "Swarna Cakra"... :)

Rgds

Vlad

@rd77 - thank goodness for "original size" - at first glance I though the guy was brandishing a RPG.

This ship is without doubt the real IMO 9199517, and she clearly has not been renamed SWARNA CAKRA. Image 46 is the onboard shipbuilder's GA plan, showing Yard No. 623 and the correct tonnages/dimensions
http://uchisoto.jalbum.net/New%20Izena/

Now to ID the real SWARNA CAKRA!

No matter what her real IMO number is, her funnel mark is the best I've ever seen :-)

Thanks for your comments.

So, the mystery deepens. :)

"Swarna Chakra" is a completely different ship, currently trading in Indonesia, while "New Izena" is parked at Nagasaki.

Bjorn's photo shows a smaller and older ferry with a similar name.

Japanese sites with photos of "New Izena" also wonder what's wrong with her IMO number...

OK, maybe one day we'll get to the bottom of this...

Rgds

Vlad

There looks to be similar confusion regarding the ferry SWARNA KARTIKI (IMO 9199505). Checking marinetraffic, the images show both a Indonesian-type ferry, and a more Japanese type bearing the former name of FERRY ZAMAMI.
Kind Regards, Kyle

This ferry is for sale.

IMO agrees, apparently they are rebuilding, see following link (all scheduled to preview images): http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/details/ships/shipid:702939/mmsi:525002127/imo:9199517/vessel:SWARNA_CAKRA
and http://maritime-connector.com/ship/swarna-cakra-9199517/