Maritime Safety Queensland
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO SEIZE AND REMOVE ABANDONED PROPERTY
Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994, section 175A(3)
Date of notice: 2 December 2024
I, Anthony Loveridge, am appointed as a Shipping Inspector under part 13 of the Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994 (the Act).
Description of abandoned property:
A 4.3 metre Aluminium Runabout, fitted with an outboard motor, yellow in colour, displaying registration number HH73QS.
Where and when abandoned property was found:
In mangroves in Raby Bay, Ormiston, Qld. Approximate Latitude 27°30.503’S, Longitude 153°15.751’E. 24 November 2024.
I reasonably believe that the ship is abandoned property.
When abandoned property may be seized and removed:
If the property described above is not claimed by 2 January 2025, it may be seized and removed to landfill or recycling.
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 Maritime Safety Brisbane region at 819 MacArthur Avenue East Pinkenba 4008 in the State of Queensland before 4pm on 2 January 2025.
Anthony Loveridge
Shipping Inspector, T255
Maritime Safety Queensland
Raby Bay 4163