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Karin

Wooden Scapa Flow dive liveaboard with seven cabins, operated by New Venture Charters from Stromness.

United Kingdom

Published operator: New Venture Charters [2]

Marketed for bookings

Length
24 m
Cabins
7
Built
1944
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Research reviewed 2026-10-18.

Karin — vessel photograph
Vessel photograph · Image source

Published specifications

Vessel type
Dive liveaboard
Published status
Marketed for bookings
Registered name
KARIN
Length
24 m [1]
Beam
6 m [4]
Guest cabins
7 [1]
Year built
1944 [3]
Hull
Wood [5]
Flag
United Kingdom [5]
MMSI
235084524 [4]
Callsign
MZLQ5 [4]
Published home ports
Stromness, Orkney
Former names
KFK 631, V5537
Identity checked
2026-10-18

Published ownership

Daniel Muir [2]

Basis: Explicit owner-and-skipper statement on the current operator website; not a registry extract.

As of: Undated page; checked 2026-10-18

Ownership and the advertised operator are separate roles. Historical records remain dated claims.

Contact and booking links

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Source-linked research

The published details below include historical records and conflicting claims, with their original sources retained.

Published research for Karin
DetailPublished information and source
Vessel nameKarin [1]
Vessel typeDive liveaboard [1]
OperatorNew Venture Charters [2]
Published ownerDaniel Muir; explicit owner and skipper claim on an undated operator page [2]
Length overall24 m [1]
Beam6 m; rounded AIS dimension [4]
Number of cabins7: five twin-bunk cabins and two singles [1]
Cabin arrangementTwin cabins have a double lower berth and a single upper berth; total advertised guest capacity not stated. [1]
BathroomsTwo bathrooms and two shower rooms [1]
GalleyGuest-use cooker, microwave, kettle, toaster, refrigerator, freezer and utensils [1]
Living spacesLounge with two tables; deck space for dive equipment [1]
Year built1944; operator dates launch to late October [3]
BuilderErnst Burmester, Swinemunde, Germany [3]
Former identitiesKFK 631; naval pennant V5537; fishing number HF 410 [3]
Dive conversionSold into British ownership for conversion in 1994; cabins and saloon added [3]
HullWood [5]
FlagUnited Kingdom [5]
MMSI235084524 [4]
Call signMZLQ5 [4]
AIS vessel typeDiving operations [4]
Home portStromness, Orkney [2]
IMO applicabilityNot applicable in MAIB vessel particulars [5]
Historical registered ownerJohns Diving Charters at the September 2023 casualty; subsequently sold and former owner retired, per October 2025 report [5]
Government approximate build yearApproximately 1945 [5]
Gross tonnage68.65 [5]
Historical minimum safe manning2 at the September 2023 casualty [5]
Vessel photographExterior photograph of Karin at anchor from New Venture Charters’ official homepage. [6]
Operator contact pagehttps://newventurecharters.com/contact/ [7]
Operator emailnewventurecharters@gmail.com [7]
Operator facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/1110379550025913/ [7]
Operator websitehttps://newventurecharters.com/ [6]

Sources

  1. Karin — current operator facilitiesoperator · accessed 2026-10-18
  2. New Venture Charters — skipper and ownersoperator · accessed 2026-10-18
  3. Karin — operator vessel historyoperator · accessed 2026-10-18
  4. KARIN 235084524 — AIS identityCommercial vessel directory · accessed 2026-10-18
  5. MAIB report 16/2025 — Karin, vessel particulars and ownership changeGovernment investigation · accessed 2026-10-18
  6. Karin — official operator photograph galleryoperator · accessed 2026-10-18
  7. New Venture Charters — published business contact detailsoperator · accessed 2026-10-18