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
10/15/21	Unknown	WN 9037 RH	Port Madison's Hidden Cover, Kitsap County	11/9/2021
10/15/21	Unknown, a 2013 30' REN fiberglass runabout	WN 412 JB	Des Moines marina, King County	11/15/2021
10/8/21	De Dreams	WN 3773 JE	Navy's A-12 buoy, Sinclair Inlet, Kitsap County	11/8/2021
9/30/21	Kristine III	WN 1809 JF	Friday Harbor, San Juan County	10/27/2021
9/30/21	Unknown Tri-maran	DVRP #PI21-013	Was adrift in shipping lane and is now at Pt. Defiance marina, Pierce County	10/29/2021
9/23/21	Blair, tugboat	USCG #501938	Foss Waterway, Pierce County	10/22/2021
9/23/21	Unknown, 20' Bayliner	WN 5728 LE	Beaver Lake, Skagit County	10/18/2021
9/15/21	Scorpio	WN 2024 SU	Sunk off of Elliot Bay Park, King County	10/11/2021
9/2/21	Unknown, a 1973, 24' Calcutta sailboat	WN 1167 MB	Shilshole Bay Marina, King County	09/27/2021
9/2/21	Cherlindria, a 1989 SeaRay	USCG 959441	Shilshole Bay Marina, King County	09/27/2021
9/2/21	Billabong, a 1983, 36' LNB AFOS sailboat	WN 4604 RH	Shilshole Bay Marina, King County	09/27/2021
9/2/21	Island Myst, a 2008, 28'Bayliner Pleasure Craft	WN 1464 NZ	Shilshole Bay Marina, King County	09/27/2021
9/2/21	Kanoei, a 1974, 26' Pearson sailboat	WN 962 Z	Shilshole Bay Marina, King County	09/27/2021
8/25/21	50' Wooden Cabin Cruiser	DVRP #SN21-004	Beached at Howarth Park, Everett	08/30/2021
8/25/21	26' Fiberglass Cabin Cruiser	DVRP # SN21-003	Beached at Howarth Park, Everett	08/27/2021
8/19/21	Unknown Cabin Cruiser	DVRP # SN20-025	sunk at the mouth of Steamboat Slough, Snohomish County	09/18/2021
8/19/21	Frankie	DVRP # SN20-016	sunk at the mouth of Steamboat Slough, Snohomish County	09/18/2021
8/19/21	Unknown Cabin Cruiser	DVRP # SN21-005	sunk at the mouth of Steamboat Slough, Snohomish County	09/18/2021
8/19/21	Confusion, unknown cabin cruiser	DVRP # SN21-001	sunk off the Everett 10th St boat launch, Snohomish County	09/18/2021
8/19/21	Viking Magic	WN 7407 SL	Port of Poulsbo, Kitsap County	09/18/2021
8/10/21	Unknown, 24' Sea Ray	WN 7286 SH	removed from Lions Park, Kitsap County	09/10/2021
8/10/21	Family Affair	WN 0033 KG	Freeland Park, Island County	09/04/2021
8/10/21	Unknown	WN 347 DV	Lake Kapowsin, Pierce County	08/30/2021
7/20/21	Hero	USCG 684718	Palix River near Bay Center, Pacific County	08/16/2021
7/9/21	Spirit	WN 2311 GC	Zangle Cove, Thurston County	08/09/2021
7/2/21	Unknown, 1980 30' sailboat	WN 6439 JE	Port of Brownsville marina, Kitsap County	07/31/2021
7/2/21	JetSter 590SJ	OR 449 LD	Steamboat Landing Dock Park, Clark County	7/30/2021
6/23/21	Unknown, 35' houseboat	Unknown	Port Townsend Bay,  Jefferson County	07/26/2021
6/23/21	Mindy Sue, 22' power vessel	Unknown	Port Townsend Bay,  Jefferson County	07/26/2021
6/23/21	Unknown, 24' sailboat	WN 5177 JR	Port Townsend Bay,  Jefferson County	07/26/2021
6/23/21	Unknown, sunk 40' vessel	WN 1685 NC	Port Townsend Bay,  Jefferson County	07/26/2021
6/23/21	Brandy, 1953 32' wood boat	Unknown	Port Townsend Bay,  Jefferson County	07/26/2021
6/23/21	Unknown, 32' sailboat	WN 7833 MB	Port Townsend Bay,  Jefferson County	07/26/2021
6/23/21	Unknown, sunk	WN 6926 SK	Port Townsend Bay,  Jefferson County	07/26/2021
6/23/21	Unknown, 16' runabout	Unknown	Port Townsend Bay, Jefferson County	07/26/2021
6/10/21	Unknown, sailboat	WN 5914 NK	Point Defiance Marina, Pierce County	07/03/2021
6/10/21	Unknown, sailboat	WN 9123 JC	Point Defiance Marina, Pierce County	07/03/2021
6/1/2021	Unknown, 1953 Monk cabin cruiser	HIN WNZ5076AA353	Point Defiance Metro Parks boat launch, Pierce County	06/27/2021

 

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.