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Derelict Vessel Publication Notice
NOTICE TO POTENTIAL HEIRS AND PERSONS WITH A LEGAL INTEREST IN THE BELOW DESCRIBED VESSEL
The following vessel, to wit: 40-foot 1984 Jersey Cabin Motorboat with registration number DO671570 has been determined to be derelict/abandoned and is unlawfully upon these waters of this state, Caloosahatchee River, Lee County to wit the vessel is wrecked since it is sunken; aground without the ability to extricate itself absent mechanical assistance and must be removed within 21 days; otherwise, it will be removed and disposed of pursuant to chapter 705, Florida Statutes. Owners, heirs and other legally interested parties may have the right to a hearing to challenge the determination that this vessel is derelict or otherwise in violation of the law or to raise their interests before a tribunal. Please contact the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Legal Office at (850) 487-1764 or [email protected] in order to assert a legal interest in this vessel. The owner or the party determined to be legally responsible for the vessel being upon the waters of this state in a derelict condition will be liable for the costs of removal, destruction, and disposal if this vessel is not removed by the owner.
All heirs and other persons with a legal interest in this vessel must raise such interest within 21 days of the date of first publication of this Notice. All interests not raised by that time will be waived and forever barred. The date of first publication of this Notice is August 22, 2025.
FWCDLE 167FO (8/22)
August 22, 29, 2025 25-03143L

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