War on wrecks images and video

Conan II—1770

May 2021

The Conan II showing rust and damage
The abandoned and unseaworthy vessel was anchored off the pristine 1770 beach for more than a year
The Conan II on a truck
With no sign of an owner, the vessel was treated as abandoned property and removed from the waterway
 

Abandoned vessels—Hervey Bay

March 2021

A boat on the back of a truck
Several small abandoned vessels were floating around Hervey Bay
A boat being picked up by an excavator
The navigation hazards were removed and destroyed
 

Grasstree Creek—Mackay

A broken boat in the water
Vessels were abandoned in the mangroves near Mackay
A boat being lifted from the water
The clean-up will ensure the wrecks don't break up and become hazards in the waterways
 

Odee—Torres Strait

January 2021

A boat partially sunken in the water
Sunken Odee was beached in a busy waterway and could break up in a storm
A boat on a barge being taken for disposal
The derelict vessel was placed on a barge and taken for disposal
 

TK Enterprise—Torres Strait

January 2021

A damaged boat floating on the water
TK Enterprise was deteriorating quickly and posed a pollution hazard
 
A deteriorating boat hull on land
The deterioration of the hull could be seen once the wreck was placed on the barge deck, ready to be taken for disposal
 

Fleetwood—Torres Strait

January 2021

A damaged boat on shore
Fleetwood was breaking up and polluting the busy seaways
 
A damaged boat being dismantled
Parts of the Fleetwood were dismantled by hand to ensure the hull could be lifted onto the barge for disposal
 

Unnamed barge—Torres Strait

January 2021

Workers in the water removing debris from a barge
The debris from this unnamed barge had potential to become floating obstacles in the waterways. The barge broke up when we tried to lift it, so had to be removed mostly by hand
A boat in a skip bin for disposal
We lifted the skip bin to the barge, loaded it up and then lifted the whole thing onto the barge deck for disposal
 
 

Daisy May—Caboolture River

September 2020

 
Sunken Daisy May was a navigational hazard in the Caboolture River
 
Refloating the Daisy May was the best way to tow it to shore
 
Daisy May ready for demolition and disposal
 

Jazzlin—Fig Tree Creek, Yeppoon 

September 2020

 
Jazzlin abandoned on Fig Tree Creek 
 
Jazzlin deteriorating and hazardous deck
 
Jazzlin rusting and unsafe deck
 
Jazzlin being lifted by crane ready for disposal
 

Nudgee Beach Derelict 

September 2020

 
Derelict vessel removal with pollution boom in place
 
Vessel removed by truck and taken for disposal  
 
 

TAZ Tin Can Bay  

September 2020

 
TAZ aground created a navigation and pollution hazard 
Disposal of Taz on Tin Can Bay 
TAZ was demolished on the beach and the material taken away for disposal
 

Vincent—Noosa River   

July 2020

 
The steel and timber houseboat, Vincent, was heavily rusted and fully flooded, sitting on the seabed of the Noosa River
 
The Vincent was starting to fall apart, creating a pollution risk, and so was bought ashore for demolition and disposal
 

Warunda Trinity Inlet Cairns

June 2020

 
The huge ex-commercial vessel had been a problem in the busy shipping and boating precinct and had to be lifted from the water in several pieces 
 
The extent of the deterioration and rust was evident once the hull was craned onto the barge, before being taken ashore for disposal  
 
 
 

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Whitsunday Magic Airlie Beach

September 2020

 
Whitsunday Magic afloat  
 
 
Partially sunk Whitsunday Magic created a hazard and could potentially break up 
 

Zenith—Gold Coast

November 2020

 
Sunken Zenith created a navigational hazard and an eyesore on the foreshore
 
The Zenith was refloated to make the towing of the vessel easier
 
The Zenith was towed to shore for disposal
 

Sweet Kate—Gold Coast

2019

 

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Last updated
23 January 2023