Maritime Safety Queensland
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO SEIZE AND REMOVE ABANDONED PROPERTY
Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994, section 175A
Date of notice: 30th April 2025
I, Nicholas Vernalls, am appointed as a Shipping Inspector under part 13 of the Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994 (the Act).
Description of abandoned property:
Vessel 'Half Cabin Motor Cruiser 7 m in length' (the ship) is a fibreglass motor cruiser that is partially sunk in Victor Creek, Seaforth about 300 metres upstream from the public boat ramp in position, -20.89231˚ S, 148.934623˚ E. The ship displayed no registration symbols. It has a white hull with no engine fitted. The cabin roof is a fibreglass utility canopy. It is partially submerged at high tide and is a potential hazard to navigation if it, or parts of, drift into the mainstream.
Where and when abandoned property was found:
The ship was inspected by MSQ on the 1st April 2025. Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) found the vessel on the bank about 300 metres upstream from the Victor Creek boat ramp in position, -20.89231˚ S, 148.934623˚ 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 waters and destroyed after the 30th May 2025 by MSQ as it is a potential hazard to navigation and abandoned.
Statement for the purposes of section 175A(5) of the Act:
If no one claims the property described above by the 30th May 2025, 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 Mackay MSQ office at Floor 3, 44 Nelson St Mackay in the State of Queensland before 4pm on the 30th May 2025.
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Nicholas Vernalls
Shipping Inspector, T306
Maritime Safety Queensland
Mackay 4741
