SHOYO KAIUN K.K.

Ohtori Maru was seen at Lyttelton on 30 November 1986 with a medium-blue funnel; the flag was confirmed aboard from a company calendar and a document illustration. The Japanese Funnel Chart shows dark blue. Earlier sightings used charterers’ funnels, leaving the ownership of this livery uncertain. A differing telephone number raised the possibility of a namesake, though the 1993 register supported the address and Alan Watt described the funnel as generally darkish blue.