FLIPPER
| IMO number: | 7641190 |
|---|---|
| Call sign: | DCVT |
| MMSI number: | 211208420 |
| Flag: | Germany |
| Port of registry: | Cuxhaven |
| Registered owner: | Reederei Cassen Eils GmbH, Cuxhaven |
| Commercial manager: | Reederei Cassen Eils GmbH, Cuxhaven |
| Shipyard: | Mützelfeldtwerft GmbH, Cuxhaven / 196 |
| Keel laid: | 12-02-1976 |
| Launch date: | 11-05-1977 |
| Delivery date: | 24-05-1977 |
| In service: | 24-05-1977 |
| Route: | Cuxhaven-Neuwerk and harbor tours |
| Gross tonnage: | 406 |
| Net tonnage: | 159 |
| Deadweight: | 51 |
| Length overall: | 46.61 M |
| Length BPP: | 42.30 M |
| Beam: | 8.00 M |
| Depth: | 1.75 M |
| Draught: | 1.241 M |
| Passengers: | 499 |
| Main engine: | 2x 2x MWM-TBD D601-6K12 |
| Power: | 713 kW |
| Speed in knots: | 12 |
Ship history & data
Ship history data | |
1977: FLIPPER DCVTNorderney / Germany (24-05-1977) | Owner: Reederei Cassen Eils GmbH & Co. KG, Norderney Manager: Reederei Cassen Eils GmbH & Co. KG, Norderney |
| 1997: FLIPPER DCVT Cuxhaven / Germany (01-06-1997) | Owner: Reederei Cassen Eils GmbH & Co. KG, Cuxhaven Manager: Reederei Cassen Eils GmbH & Co. KG, Cuxhaven |
| 2011: FLIPPER DCVT Cuxhaven / Germany (01-09-2011) | Owner: Reederei Cassen Eils GmbH & Co. KG, Cuxhaven Manager: GBS-Shipmanagement GmbH & Co. KG, Stade |
Additional info | |
| 12-02-1976: | Keel laid. |
| 11-05-1977: | Launched. |
| 24-05-1977: | Delivered to Reederei Cassen Eils GmbH & Co. KG, Norderney. In service for daytrips Norderney-Helgioland. |
| 00-10-1977: | Extended to 46.61 M (l.o.a.), 412 GT , 297 NT, 581 passengers. Original: 36.70 M (l.o.a.), 351 GT, 400 passengers. Re-engined: 2x MWM-TBD D601-6K12, 668 kW. |
| 00-04-1979: | In charter Günther Heise, Flensburg. |
| 00-00-1984: | Re-engined: 2x MWM-TD 226-6, 713 kW. |
| 00-00-1994: | Remeasured: 406 GT, 157 NT, 499 passengers. |
| 20-05-2021: | Departed from Cuxhaven to Emden. |
| 21-05-2021: | In charter Aktien-Gesellschaft ‘Ems’, Emden, in service Emden-Borkum. |
| 11-06-2021: | In service Cuxhaven-Neuwerk and harbor tours. |
| 25-06-2023: | On departure from Neuwerk to Cuxhaven ran aground on a sandbank with 385 passengers on board. Passengers had to spend the night in Neuwerk, were brought to Cuxhaven the next day with the “WAPPEN VON BORKUM”. “FLIPPER”was freed at the next high tide. |
Latest data adjustment: 21-07-2024
