The following vessels have custody actions pending under the Derelict Vessel Act (RCW 79.100). If the owner takes no action, the vessel will be seized by the authorized public entity listed in the notice.  Once custody is obtained, the agency may use or dispose of the vessel in any appropriate and environmentally sound manner without further notice to any owners.

 

The owner of any vessel listed below may prevent the custody action by following the directions outlined in the notice.

Date   Posted	Vessel Name | Notice	Registration	Location	Custody   Date
9/21/2020	Unknown, a ~ 21' Impulse sailboat	WN 1824 MB	Indian Island Naval Magazine Station on Indian Island, Jefferson County	10/19/2020
9/21/2020	Sweet Pea	WN 2638 LH	Indian Island Naval Magazine Station on Indian Island, Jefferson Co	10/19/2020
9/21/2020	The Floating Lady | Image, 28' cabin cruiser	WN 3065 A	La Conner Marina, Skagit County	10/19/2020
9/15/2020	Unknown, a ~15 foot Bayliner ski boat	Unknown	Hauled out on San Juan Island, San Juan Co	10/10/2020
9/11/2020	Unknown Sailboat | Image	WN 4560 SO	Steamboat Slough, Snohomish County	10/10/2020
9/11/2020	Unknown Sailboat | Image	WN 1835 JE	Steamboat Slough, Snohomish County	10/10/2020
9/11/2020	Unknown Cabin Cruiser | Image	WN 3442 JE	Steamboat Slough, Snohomish County	10/10/2020
9/11/2020	Sandbagger | Image	Unknown	Jetty Island, Snohomish County	10/10/2020
9/3/2020	Ocean Lady | Image, 27' fiberglass sailboat	Unknown	Beached near Ocean Shores	10/01/2020
8/31/2020	Roamin Holiday, a ~30 foot cabin cruiser	WN 2415 JC	Removed from Chambers Bay Golf Course near RR Bridge, Pierce Co	9/28/2020
8/25/2020	Unknown, ~18 foot runabout	WN 4202 RJ	Everett PD impound yard, Everett, Snohomish Co	9/24/2020
8/18/2020	Delfin	WN 5808 V	Point Defiance Marina, Pierce Co	9/14/2020
8/18/2020	Everyman	Unknown	Point Defiance Marina, Pierce Co	9/14/2020
8/18/2020	Unknown	WN 8766 GB	Point Defiance Marina, Pierce	9/14/2020
8/17/2020	Unknown, a 2013 Ren pleasure boat	WN 412 JB HIN WNZ07882F313	Des Moines Marina, King Co	9/15/2020
8/11/2020	Unknown, a ~27 foot hunter sailboat	WN 223 BU HIN CPY24162M80D	Oak Harbor Marina, Oak Harbor, Island Co	8/1/2020
7/28/2020	Skookum, a 1974 ~26 foot San Juan sailboat	USDOC 1081963	Murden Cove, next to Manitou Beach Rd, City of Bainbridge Island, Kitsap Co	8/26/2020
7/21/2020	Unknown, a ~20 foot no-mast sailing vessel	Unknown	County dock at Orcas Village, Orcas Island, San Juan Co	8/15/2020
7/21/2020	Unknown, ~31 foot wood hulled Carver	WN 4646 R	North Beach Seattle, between Goden Gardens and Charkeek Park, King Co	8/17/2020
7/14/2020	Unknown, white boat with outrigger pontoon	Unknown	Dockton Park, Vashon-Maury Island, King Co.	8/10/2020
7/9/2020	Apocalypse	Unknown	North side of Hope Island Marine State Park, Thurston Co	8/10/2020
6/24/2020	Crown Royale, a ~28 foot white sailboat	OR 780 UW	Seashore Conservation Area (Ocean Beach), Whipple Ave, Pacific Co	7/23/2020
6/24/2020	Unknown, a 1980 ~31 foot Chris Craft	WN 416 BT	465 Admiran Way, Edmonds, Snohomish Co	7/27/2020
6/22/2020	Unknown, a ~30 foot cabin cruiser	Unknown	Bremerton Yacht Club, Kitsap Co	7/17/2020
6/12/2020	Fogdart, a 1969 CBB Columbia fiberglass auxiliary sailboat	WN 1404 V	Near Port Orchard Marina, Kitsap Co	8/1/2020
6/12/2020	Unknown, a 1974 ~29 foot Miller sailboat	WN 1318 W Hull #MMR29006M74C	Aground on Irondale Beach, Jefferson Co	8/26/2020
6/10/2020	Lillian F, a 1954 ~28 foot commercial fishing vessel	USCG #554734	Beached at Pearl Island, San Juan Co	7/8/2020
6/5/2020	Unknown, a ~20 foot runabout	Unknown	Rolfe Cove on Matia Island, San Juan Co	7/8/2020
5/27/2020	Apocalypse, a sailboat	Expired DOL D-938908	Chambers Creek Regional Park, Pierce Co	6/26/2020
5/26/2020	Unknown	Unknown	Hoquiam River, Grays Harbor Co	6/22/2020
5/22/2020	Gov. John R. Rogers, a 1926 ~45 foot wood cabin cruiser	WN 6032 LE	Port of Bellingham, Whatcom Co	6/20/2020
5/18/2020	Unknown, a 1966 ~25 foot sailboat	WN 7582 JE	Port of Everett's work yard, Snohomish Co	6/15/2020

 

Owner Liability.  If the owner does not take action to remove a vessel declared derelict or abandoned, he or she may be liable for costs such as: 

• Administrative costs incurred in the custody action.
• Removal and disposal costs.
• Costs associated with environmental damages directly or indirectly caused by the vessel. 

The owner may also be subject to a criminal misdemeanor charge for causing a vessel to become abandoned or derelict.

 

Appeals. A vessel owner may contest an agency’s decision to take temporary possession or custody of a vessel, or to contest the amount of reimbursement owed to an agency through an appeals process, which is spelled out in the notice of intent to obtain custody.  The type of appeal and the appeal period depends on which authorized public entity takes the action. 

 

In general, if the contested decision or action was undertaken by a state agency or a local agency that does not have an internal appeals process,  a written appeal must be filed with the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB). The appeal must be received no later than 30 days after the custody date.  See the vessel’s custody notice for details. PCHB frequently asked questions.