VARIA NOVA
| IMO number: |
5043629 |
|---|---|
| Call Sign: |
PE9218 |
| MMSI number: |
244870878 |
| Flag: |
Netherlands |
| Port of registry: |
Franeker |
| Registered owner: |
Albert Idzinga, Bakhuizen |
| Commercial manager: |
Albert Idzinga, Bakhuizen |
| Shipyard: |
Svendborg Skibsværft A/S, Svendborg / 85 |
| Launch date: |
05-09-1958 |
| Delivery date: |
28-11-1958 |
| Gross tonnage: |
201 |
| Net tonnage: |
88 |
| Deadweight: |
140 |
| Length overall: |
33.71 M |
| Length BPP: |
30.48 M |
| Beam: |
6.43 M |
| Draught: |
2.92 M |
| Main engine: |
Scania DS14 |
| Power: |
220 kW |
| Speed in knots: |
9.5 |
Ship history & data
Ship history data | |
1958: BETTY NORDGAS OXCW Esbjerg / Denmark (28-11-1958) | Owner: Nordisk Flaskegas A/S, Esbjerg Manager: Nordisk Flaskegas A/S, Esbjerg |
| 1963: BETTY NORDGAS OXCW Odense / Denmark (28-08-1963) | Owner: Nordisk Flaskegas A/S, Odense Manager: Nordisk Flaskegas A/S, Odense |
| 1978: BETTY NORDGAS OXCW Kopenhagen / Denmark (07-02-1978) | Owner: Gulf Benzin A/S, Kopenhagen Manager: Gulf Benzin A/S, Kopenhagen |
| 1985: BETTY NORDGAS OXCW Kopenhagen / Denmark (02-10-1985) | Owner: Kuwait Petroleum Transport (Danmark) A/S, Kopenhagen Manager: Kuwait Petroleum Transport (Danmark) A/S, Kopenhagen |
| 1992: BETTY NORDGAS OXCW Odense / Denmark (30-04-1992) | Owner: Jens Otto Larsen ApS, Svendborg Manager: Jens Otto Larsen ApS, Svendborg |
| 1999: BETTY NORDGAS OXCW Århus / Denmark (30-04-1992) | Owner: Bent Mikkelsen, Ringkobing Manager: Bent Mikkelsen, Ringkobing |
2006: BETTY NORDGAS PE9218Stavoren / Netherlands (00-09-2006) | Owner: Albert Idzinga, Bakhuizen Manager: Albert Idzinga, Bakhuizen |
| 2007: VARIA NOVA PE9218 Stavoren / Netherlands (00-00-2007) | Owner: Albert Idzinga, Bakhuizen Manager: Albert Idzinga, Bakhuizen |
| 2016: VARIA NOVA PE9218 Franeker / Netherlands (00-00-2016) | Owner: Albert Idzinga, Bakhuizen Manager: Albert Idzinga, Bakhuizen |
Additional info | |
| Design: | Caroliner, built as LPG-tanker. |
| 05-09-1958: | Launched at Svendborg Skibsværft A/S, Svendborg |
| 28-11-1958: | Delivered to Nordisk Flaskegas A/S, Esbjerg. |
| 00-00-1983: | Remotorized: Scania DS14, 220 kW, 9.5 kn. Originally Alpha Diesel 404 VO, 9 kn. |
| 00-09-1999: | Sold to Bent Mikkelsen, Ringkobing, In use as a houseboat. |
| 24-10-2006: | Departed from Horsens to Oostmahorn. |
| 00-00-2007: | After being converted into the “VARIA NOVA,” during which the tanks were removed and the railing replaced with a bulwark, she was converted into a floating workshop with Stavoren as her home port. The owner intends to use the vessel as a workshop for the construction of aluminum and polyester Alive sloops. The municipality of Stavoren has not yet granted permission for the “VARIA NOVA” to be moored as a workboat in the Spoorhaven. The harbor is designated for recreational use, and the Council of State ruled in favor of the municipality of Sudwest-Fryslan. |
| 08-07-2009: | While anchored off the coast of Stavoren, dragged from its anchor by strong winds and subsequently ran aground in shallow water. On the instructions of Rijkswaterstaat, it was later refloated by a tugboat. |
Latest data adjustment: 31-08-2025