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
3/17/2023	Vessel: 1977 Cherubini sailboat	WN 8561 RR	Cap Sante, Anacortes, Skagit County	4/16/2023
3/17/2023	Vessel: an unknown 27' sailboat	Unknown	removed from the Army reserve dock, Pierce County	4/9/2023
3/17/2023	Vessel: red & white fiberglass commercial gillnetter	WN 203 XWL	Port of Bellingham, Squalicum Harbor Breakwater, Whatcom County	4/14/2023
3/17/2023	Vessel: green 30' steel sailboat	OR 896 HP	Vista Park, near Skamokawa, Wahkiakum County	4/14/2023
3/3/2023	Vessel: 32', motorized barge	WN 8995 ND	Blind Bay, Shaw Island, San Juan County	4/8/2023
3/10/2023	Vitamin Sea: 1975, 51' sailboat	WN 8832 NZ	Dockton, Vashon Island, King County	4/7/2023
3/10/2023	Vessel: 1965, 44' Chris Craft	WN 2312 JC	Dockton, Vashon Island, King County	4/7/2023
3/10/2023	Vessel: 1972, 23' RFB sailboat	WN 1410 RH	Dockton, Vashon Island, King County	4/7/2023
3/10/2023	Vessel: approximate 32' white tri-maran		Dockton, Vashon Island, King County	4/7/2023
3/10/2023	Vessel: 1973, 29' sailing vessel	WN 4381 Z	Dockton, Vashon Island, King County	4/7/2023
3/10/2023	Vessel: sailboat	WN 7584 LA	Sinclair Inlet, Port Orchard, Kitsap County	4/8/2023
3/10/2023	Faith Marie: sailboat	WN 6341 JR	Sinclair Inlet, Port Orchard, Kitsap County	4/8/2023
3/10/2023	Vessel: sailboat	WN 8275 NS	Sinclair Inlet, Port Orchard, Kitsap County	4/8/2023
3/10/2023	Vessel: sailboat	WN 8046 SK	Sinclair Inlet, Port Orchard, Kitsap County	4/8/2023
3/10/2023	Vessel: white trawler with a brown transom	Unknown	Sinclair Inlet, Port Orchard, Kitsap County	4/8/2023
3/9/2023	Vessel: 24' pleasure craft	WN 3456 LA	removed from the 28th street boat launch, Grays Harbor County	4/6/2023
3/3/2023	Tropical Itch: sailboat	WN 0927 NV	Taylor Bay, Pierce County	4/3/2023
3/3/2023	Vessel: 30-40' wooden cabin cruiser	Unknown	Bellingham Bay, Whatcom County	3/31/2023
3/3/2023	Metis	WN 0601 NX	McNeil Island, Pierce County	3/30/2023
3/3/2023	Vessel: Green fiberglass runabout	Unknown	McNeil Island, Pierce County	3/30/2023
3/3/2023	Missy D: 1990, 28' Bayliner	WN 7704 RF	Port of Everett, Snohomish County	3/26/2023
3/3/2023	Wonderland: 1968, 38' Tollycraft	WN 8005 LH	Port of Everett, Snohomish County	3/26/2023
3/3/2023	Kathy O: 1967, 32' Grand Banks	USCG 1100675	Port of Everett, Snohomish County	3/26/2023
3/3/2023	Party Island: 1938, 38' Wellcraft	WN 3675 RG	Port of Everett, Snohomish County	3/26/2023
3/2/2023	Eilidon: 1970, 31' Fairliner	WN 4906 JM	Port of Everett, Snohomish County	3/26/2023
3/2/2023	Vessel: 21' Bayliner runabout	WN 4010 V	Port of Everett, Snohomish County	3/26/2023
3/2/2023	Vessel: 1974, 25' Trojan Powerboat	WN 4040 W	Port of Everett, Snohomish County	3/26/2023
3/2/2023	Soldier: 1975, 42' Irwin sailboat	WN 5361 SK	Port of Everett, Snohomish County	3/26/2023
3/2/2023	Tinkers Dam: 25' Catalina sailboat	WN 327 CP	Port of Everett, Snohomish County	3/26/2023
3/2/2023	Godzilla: 32' Carver sailboat	WN 0346 JM	Port of Everett, Snohomish County	3/26/2023
3/2/2023	Wingsong: 34' Robert 36 sailboat	WN 7159 SY	Port of Everett, Snohomish County	3/26/2023
3/2/2023	Vessel: 30' Bayliner	WN 2318 LF	Port of Everett, Snohomish County	3/26/2023
2/24/2023	Pauline: 1928, 34' wooden motorboat	WN 1212 NL	Is now hauled out at Friday Harbor, San Juan County	3/18/2023
2/24/2023	Vessel: a 1974, 24' CLK sailboat	WN 0187 RH	Harbor Island Marina, King County	3/20/2023
2/24/2023	Vessel: 1973, 30' Rawson sailboat	WN 5089 JE	Shilshole Marina, King County	3/20/2023
2/9/2023	Vessel	WN 4565 JH	was removed from Point Defiance marina, Pierce County	3/3/2023
2/9/2023	Vessel	WN 1548 RK	was removed from Point Defiance marina, Pierce County	3/3/2023
2/9/2023	Sugar Bear	WN 7971 L	May  Cove, Pierce County	3/6/2023
2/1/2023	Kochi: runabout	WN 2403 R	West Bay, Plaza Square, Olympia, Thurston County	3/3/2023
1/27/2023	Wynsum: 1968, 27' wooden boat	WN 6624 GC	West Sound, Orcas Island, San Juan County	2/25/2023
1/27/2023	Vessel: 1973, 34' Ericson sailboat	WN 1851 LA	had it removed near West Bay Marina & off Percival Landing, Thurston County	3/1/2023
1/23/2023	Island Sprinter	WN 191 CG	East Point, Whidbey Island, Island County	2/20/2023
1/23/2023	Morning Star: sailing vessel	USCG 29217	Sunk in Blind Bay off of Shaw Island, San Juan County	2/16/2023
1/23/2023	Vessel: sailboat	WN 7877 NE	Indian Island Bridge, Portage Canal, Jefferson County	2/14/2023
1/23/2023	Skookum: black steel-hulled sailboat	USCG 1081963	Sunk in front of SW Bronson Way St. End, West Seattle, King County	2/10/2023
1/11/2023	Scorpion: sailboat	WN 5509 RD	Cornet Bay State Park Dock, Skagit County	2/6/2023
1/11/2023	Vessel: 17' Searay runabout	Unknown	removed from 23000 block of Old Holly Hill Rd NW, Seabeck, Kitsap County	2/9/2023
1/11/2023	Vessel: 25' sailboat	WN 1859 MF	Port Townsend marina, Jefferson County	2/9/2023
1/4/2023	Sun Runner: 15' blue fiberglass runabout	Unknown	removed from 14800 Block Carney Lake Rd SW, Port Orchard, Kitsap County	2/22/2023
1/4/2023	Vessel: 15' white fiberglass boat	WN 2257 ND	removed from 3800 Block Sam Christopherson Ave W, Port Orchard, Kitsap County	2/1/2023
12/30/2022	Meer Schaum: red sailboat	WN 4982 NK	Ostrich Bay, Kitsap County	1/30/2023
12/30/2022	Robin's Nest: 41' Chris Craft	WN 3674 LK	Aleck Bay, Lopez Island, San Juan County	1/27/2023
12/28/2022	Vessel: 16' runabout	WN 0943 NC	Deer Harbor Boat Works, San Juan County	1/25/2023
12/23/2022	Vessel: gillnet vessel	Unknown	Lopez Island, San Juan County	1/20/2023
12/23/2022	Isabella: 1968, 42' cabin cruiser	WN 0982 RA	Fisherman's Terminal, King County	1/20/2023
12/23/2022	Time Out: 1978, 31' cabin cruiser	WN 137 BJ	Fisherman's Terminal, King County	1/20/2023
12/19/2022	Vessel: Unknown sunken sailboat	Unknown	Ostrich Bay, Kitsap County	1/19/2023

 

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.