Maritime Safety Queensland
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO SEIZE AND REMOVE ABANDONED PROPERTY
Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994, section 175A(3)
Date of notice: 11 November 2024
I, Mark Chown, am appointed as a Shipping Inspector under part 13 of the Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994 (the Act).
Description of abandoned property:
Inflatable vessel submerged in waters of Nelly Bay tied to the public Pontoon.
Where and when abandoned property was found:
Maritime Safety Queensland was advised of the vessel on the 06 November 2024.
I reasonably believe that vessel is abandoned property.
When abandoned property may be seized and removed:
If the property described above is not claimed by 09 December 2024, it may be seized and removed to for disposal.
Statement for the purposes of section 175A(5) of the Act:
If no one claims the property within the time stated above and I seize and remove it, I may, having regard to the value and condition of the property and without further notice–
(a) sell the property by public auction; or
(b) destroy it.
If you wish to assert ownership in the property described above, you must attend in person the MSQ Townsville Office at 60 Ross Street South Townsville in the State of Queensland before 4pm on 09 December 2024.
Mark Chown
Shipping Inspector, T367
Maritime Safety Queensland
Sunshine Coast 4560
