Maritime Safety Queensland
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO SEIZE AND REMOVE ABANDONED PROPERTY
Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994, section 175A
Date of notice: 16 April 2024
I, Jacob Webber, am appointed as a Shipping Inspector under part 13 of the Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994 (the Act).
Description of abandoned property: 4-meter open dinghy, illegible markings believed to be unregistered.
Where and when abandoned property was found: 12 April 2024, Ross Creek, Townsville. MSQ Marine Officers retrieved vessel and relocated to Townsville MSQ compound. I reasonably believe the ship is abandoned property.
When abandoned property may be seized and removed: If the property described above is not claimed by 4 pm 14 May 2024, it may be seized and removed 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 Maritime Safety Queensland, Townsville Office at 60 Ross Street, South Townsville in the State of Queensland before 4pm on 14 May 2024.
Jacob Webber
Shipping Inspector, T429
Maritime Safety Queensland
Townsville 4810
