MSAsuka II

Transcriptions
	Asuka IIin 2009.
History
Japan
Name	1990–2006:Crystal Harmony; 2006 onwards:Asuka II(Chim bay II);
Owner	1990–2006:Crystal Cruises; 2006 onwards:Nippon Yusen Kaisha;
Operator	1990–2006: Crystal Cruises; 2006 onwards: Nippon Yusen Kaisha;
Port of registry	1990–2006:Nassau,Bahamas; 2006–2013:Yokohama,Japan;
Builder	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,Nagasaki,Japan
Yard number	2100
Launched	30 September 1989
Acquired	July 1990
Identification	IMO number:8806204; MMSI number:432545000; Call sign7JBI;
Status	In service
General characteristics
Type	Cruise ship
Tonnage	50,142GT; 8,642DWT;
Length	241 m (790 ft 8 in)
Beam	29.6 m (97 ft 1 in)
Draught	7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)
Decks	8
Installed power	FourMANdiesel Engines; 32,800kW (combined);
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Capacity	960 passengers
Crew	545
Japanese name
Kanji	Chim bay II
Hiragana	あすかツー
Romanization
Transcriptions
Romanization	Asuka II

MSAsuka II(Chim bay II)is acruise shipowned and operated byNippon Yusen Kaisha.She was originally built by theMitsubishi Heavy Industriesshipyard inNagasaki,Japan, asCrystal HarmonyforCrystal Cruises.In 2006,Crystal Harmonywas transferred from the fleet of Crystal Cruises to that of Crystal's parent company, Nippon Yusen Kaisha, and entered service under her current name.^[1]As of August 2022^[update],she was the largest cruise ship in Japan.

Service history

1990–2006:Crystal Harmony

DuringCrystal Harmony's maiden voyage in the South American and Caribbean waters, the ship caught on fire due to a fuel leak in an auxiliary engine room some 200 mi (320 km) fromCristóbal.Crystal Harmonydrifted without power for sixteen hours but after repairs made it to port under her own steam and disembarked her passengers in Panama. She sailed to the island ofCuraçao,escorted by a tugboat, for repairs.^[5]

2006 onwards:Asuka II

After fifteen years of service,Crystal Harmonywas retired from the Crystal fleet in 2005. She was transferred to the parent companyNippon Yusen Kaishato replace theAsuka.She then underwent renovation and re-entered service asAsuka II.^{[citation needed]}

She caught fire again on June 16, 2020, while at dock in Yokohama.^[6]

A new ship namedAsuka IIIis planned for 2025.^[7]^{[failed verification]}^[8]^[9]^[10]

2021 COVID-19 case

On 30 April 2021, the ship was en route from thePort of Yokohamaand was scheduled to stop atAomoriandHokkaidoprefectures when one case ofCOVID-19was detected on board. The passenger was reportedly stable and in isolation in a cabin. The ship returned to Yokohama where the rest of passengers and crew were disembarked.^[11]

References

^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱAsklander, Micke."M/SCrystal Harmony(1990) ".Fakta om Fartyg(in Swedish). Archived fromthe originalon 2008-12-31.Retrieved2009-03-09.
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e"Asuka II– Ship Outline "(in Japanese). NYK Cruises Co., Ltd. Archived fromthe originalon 2010-02-15.Retrieved2010-05-06.
^"Asuka II".20th Century Ships.Archived fromthe originalon 2010-01-12.Retrieved2009-03-09.
^^a ^b ^cLarsen, Robert."M/SAsuka II".Skip-siden(in Norwegian). Archived fromthe originalon 2015-04-02.Retrieved2009-03-09.
^"Crystal Harmony in Wetdock".Cruise Industry News.16 October 1990.Retrieved24 October2017.
^"Đại hình khách thuyền “Chim bay IIか “ら hắc yên hoành bang に bỏ neo trung"[Black smoke from the large cruise ship "Asuka II" anchored in Yokohama].Asahi(in Japanese). 16 June 2020.
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^"Ship Detail".
^"One positive COVID-19 test on Japan luxury cruise ship; passengers disembarking".Reuters.30 April 2021.Retrieved30 April2021.

External links

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[Asklander-1] ^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱAsklander, Micke."M/SCrystal Harmony(1990) ".Fakta om Fartyg(in Swedish). Archived fromthe originalon 2008-12-31.Retrieved2009-03-09.

[asukacruise-2] "Asuka II– Ship Outline "(in Japanese). NYK Cruises Co., Ltd. Archived fromthe originalon 2010-02-15.Retrieved2010-05-06.

[20th_Century-3] "Asuka II".20th Century Ships.Archived fromthe originalon 2010-01-12.Retrieved2009-03-09.

[Larsen-4] Larsen, Robert."M/SAsuka II".Skip-siden(in Norwegian). Archived fromthe originalon 2015-04-02.Retrieved2009-03-09.

[5] "Crystal Harmony in Wetdock".Cruise Industry News.16 October 1990.Retrieved24 October2017.

[6] "Đại hình khách thuyền “Chim bay IIか “ら hắc yên hoành bang に bỏ neo trung"[Black smoke from the large cruise ship "Asuka II" anchored in Yokohama].Asahi(in Japanese). 16 June 2020.

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[10] "Ship Detail".

[11] "One positive COVID-19 test on Japan luxury cruise ship; passengers disembarking".Reuters.30 April 2021.Retrieved30 April2021.

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