Maritime Safety Queensland
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO SEIZE AND REMOVE ABANDONED PROPERTY
Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994, section 175A(3).
Date of notice: Friday 27 September 2024
I, Anthony ALBACK, am appointed as a Shipping Inspector under part 13 of the Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994 (the Act).
Description of abandoned property:
Collector ID182849 - The houseboat submerged weather deck completely at high tide – 10 metre full cabin aluminium houseboat, FRP and composite/plywood unpowered and unregistered vessel.
Collector ID183810 – the cuddy cabin weather deck completely submerged at high tide – black/grey 4.7 metre cuddy cabin aluminium speedboat with 90hp Yamaha outboard resting on seafloor, expired registration LLM36Q.
Where and when abandoned property was found:
When abandoned property may be seized and removed:
If the property described above is not claimed by 4 pm Friday 1 November 2024, it may be seized and removed from Queensland waters to a place on land determined by Maritime Safety Queensland.
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 at the Maritime Safety Queensland, Gold Coast at 40-44 Seaworld Drive Main Beach in the State of Queensland before 4 pm on Friday 1 November 2024.
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Anthony ALBACK
Shipping Inspector, T182
Maritime Safety Queensland
Gold Coast 4217