Maritime Safety Queensland
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO SEIZE AND REMOVE ABANDONED PROPERTY
Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994, section 175A(3)
Date of notice: 3 June 2025
I, Paul David McCallum, am appointed as a Shipping Inspector under part 13 of the Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994 (the Act).
Description of abandoned property:
One (1) abandoned, 8m fiberglass white yacht, Deception Bay in approximate position. 27°11.767S, 153°03.267E.
Where and when abandoned property was found:
The property was found at Deception Bay on 4 December 2024. Maritime Safety Queensland collector ID 194370.
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 4pm 1 July 2025, it may be seized and removed to Maritime Safety Queensland Operations Base, Pinkenba.
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 Pinkenba office at 819 Macarthur Avenue East, Pinkenba in the State of Queensland before 4pm on 1 July 2025.
Paul McCallum
Paul David McCallum
Shipping Inspector, T301
Maritime Safety Queensland
Deception Bay 4508
