The following vessels have custody actions pending under the Derelict Vessel Act (RCW 70.10.040). 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
10/19/18	Katherine | Image | Image, a ~83 foot commercial fishing vessel	USCG 599072 No other regisrations	Port of Everett Marina, Shohomish Co	11/8/18
10/16/18	Unknown | Image, a ~16 foot fiberglass powerboat	WN 8745 T HIN #WAZ6006C1972	Port of Bellingham, Whatcom Co	11/15/18
10/2/18	Unknown | Image, a ~21 foot Bayliner sailboat	OR 314 NK 2017 WA Decal D142441	Pickering Passage, Mason Co	10/30/18
9/19/18	Avisa | Image, a ~75 foot fishing vessel	USCG 1276067	Swantown Boatworks, Olympia, Thurston Co	10/19/18
9/17/18	Starbird | Image, a 1990 ~26 foot bayliner	WN 0152 MB	Port of Edmonds Boat Yard, Shohomis Co	10/14/18
9/12/18	Unknown, runabout	Unknown	Steamboat Slough, Snohomish Co	10/12/18
9/12/18	Unknown, sailboat	Unknown	Steamboat Slough, Snohomish Co	10/12/18
9/12/18	Unknown, cabin cruiser	Unknown	Steamboat Slough, Snohomish Co	10/12/18
9/12/18	Unknown, wooden vessel	WN 0864 NC	Steamboat Slough, Snohomish Co	10/12/18
9/12/18	Unknown, fairliner	Unknown	Steamboat Slough, Snohomish Co	10/12/18
9/10/18	El Molino, a ~25 foot sailboat	WN 6736 JD	Bowman Bay on State Park Pier, Skagit Co	10/10/18
9/7/18	Kl' Sarza | Image, a ~40 foot sailboat	WN 7088 NU	Emergency removal from Friday Harbor, San Juan Co	10/5/18
9/5/18	Unknown, a ~27 foot sailing vessel	WN 178 BR	Sammamish River, upriver from Rhododendron Park, King Co	9/28/18

 

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.