Maritime Safety Queensland
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO SEIZE AND REMOVE ABANDONED PROPERTY
Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994, Section 175A
Date of notice: 20th November 2024
I, Guy HOWARD, am appointed as a Shipping Inspector under part 13 of the Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994 (the Act).
Description of abandoned property:
The property is a steel sailing vessel approx. 9m in length overall. The ship appears to be in extremely poor condition with evidence of significant corrosion visible on the waterline, superstructure, and transom. The propellor shaft has been cut and the propellor removed. The vessel has been rising and falling with the tide, although it is expected to become a hazard to navigation and to the environment, in the event of sea water ingress or because of an extreme weather event.
Where and when abandoned property was found:
The ship was identified by MSQ in the current location, on 30th October 2024, at approx. 0900hrs. Location: - 20° 17’ 28.49” S 148° 47’ 00.70” E
I reasonably believe that the ship is abandoned property.
When abandoned property may be seized and removed:
The ship will be removed from QLD water and destroyed after the 23rd of December 2024 by MSQ as it is a potential hazard to navigation and has been abandoned.
Statement for the purposes of section 175A (5) of the Act:
If no one claims the property described above by the 23rd of December 2024, I may, having regard to the value and condition of the property and without further notice -
*If you wish to assert ownership in the property described above, you must attend in person at Maritime Safety Queensland, Level 1, 384 Shute Harbour Road in the State of Queensland before 4pm on the 23rd December 2024. Quote Collector ID # 187329.
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Guy Howard
Shipping Inspector, T434
Maritime Safety Queensland
Airlie Beach 4802
