Ship arrests
List of Ship Arrests and Releases
This page contains details of ship arrests and releases since 2016 and is updated after the arrest warrants have been executed or the release effected.
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| Matter No. | Ship | Location | Arresting Registry | Date of arrest | Date of release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSD629/2025 | Yangze 22 | Port of Newcastle | NSW | 6 May 2025, 12:13 AEST | |
| NSD750/2024 | Southern Star | Cabarita Marina | NSW | 17 Jun 2024, 14:50 AEST | 25 Jun 2024, 9:50 AEST |
| NSD502/2024 | Eleen Sofia | Hay Point, Mackay | NSW | 29 Apr 2024, 19:48 AEST | 4 May 2024, 1:55pm AEST |
| NSD470/2024 | Maha Aarti (as surrogate for The Ship "Maha Anosha") | Anchorage, Port Phillip Bay | VIC | 23 Apr 2024, 11:01 AEST | 27 Apr 2024, 8:01 AEST |
| QUD175/2024 | Bluefin | Hemmant, QLD | QLD | 5 Apr 2024, 8:55 AEST | |
| QUD174/2024 | Oasis | Raptis Wharf, Brisbane | QLD | 4 Apr 2024, 15:35 AEST | 5 Apr 2024, 14:31 AEST |
| QUD437/2023 | Merlion | Sovereign Islands, Gold Coast, QLD | QLD | 23 Oct 2023, 13:05 AEST | 3 May 2024, 16:19 AEST |
| WAD213/2023 | Caledonian Sky | Port of Broome, Roebuck Bay, WA | WA | 5 Sep 2023, 07:15 AWST | 2 Oct 2023, 10:32 ACST |
| NSD902/2023 | Caledonian Sky | Roebuck Bay, WA | WA | 25 Aug 2023, 15:15 AWST | 5 Sep 2023, 07:10 AWST |
| VID529/2023 | Voyager P | Port of Geelong, VIC | VIC | 14 Jul 2023, 14:11 AEST | 6 Sep 2024, 11:14am AEST |
| NSD958/2022 | Yangtze Fortune | Portland, VIC | VIC | 2 Dec 2002, 12:05 AEST | 14 Mar 2023, 17:32 AEDT |
| NSD829/2022 | Nine Eagle | Port of Darwin | NT | 29 Sep 2022, 13:00 ACST | 30 Sep 2022, 7:45 ACST |
| NSD657/2022 | Island Escape | Roebuck Bay, Broome | WA | 19 Aug 2022, 19:10 AWST | 23 Feb 2023, 12:09 AWST |
| NSD591/2022 | Lihir Chief (IMO 9519327) | Port of Brisbane, Queensland | QLD | 10 Aug 2022, 16:35 AEST | 22 Aug 2022, 18:20 AEST |
| NSD301/2022 | AG Neptune |
Port of Newcastle, NSW; Released from Gladstone, Queensland (at anchor) | NSW | 3 May 2022, 10:12 AEST | 25 Jul 2022, 12:00 noon AEST |
| NSD173/2022 | MV "OSGOOD" | Vincent Oil Field, WA | WA | 12 Mar 2022, 15:34 WST | 14 Mar 2022, 11:25 WST |
| NSD118/2022 | The Ship "Vishva Vinay" | Abbot Point, Queensland | NSW | 22 Feb 2022, 15:18 AEST | 26 Feb 2022, 09:04 AEST |
| NSD102/2022 | MT Osgood | Anchorage, Port Cartwright, QLD | QLD | 18 Feb 2022, 18:17 AEST | 19 Feb 2022, 22:20 AEST |
| NSD788/2021 | The Ship 'SEADECK' | Cockatoo Island Marina, NSW | NSW | 6 Aug 2021, 09:39 AEST | 24 Dec 2021, 13:36 AEDT |
| NSD763/2021 | The Ship 'CARAVOS TRIUMPH' | Outer Harbour, SA | SA | 4 Aug 2021, 08:58 ACST | 6 Aug 2021, 12:30 ACST |
| QUD196/2021 | The Ship 'SEAPRINCESS' | Mooloolaba, QLD | QLD | 23 Jun 2021, 20:53 AEST | 25 Jun 2021, 23:45 AEST |
| NSD1345/2020 | The Yacht 'Loretta" | Southport, QLD | QLD | 18 Dec 2020, 12:20 AEST |
30 Dec 2020, 19:20 AEST |
| NSD1273/2020 | The Ship 'INCE PACIFIC' | Albany, WA | WA | 3 Dec 2020, 11:30 WST | 7 Dec 2020, 14:20 WST |
| QUD333/2020 | The Ship 'Kookaburra River Queen I' | Brisbane, QLD | QLD | 29 Oct 2020, 14:41 AEST | 30 Oct 2020, 17:17 AEST |
| Darwin Harbour, WA | WA | 20 Aug 2020, 19:00 AEST | 29 Dec 2020 | |
| NSD836/2020 | Puerto Rosario | Abbot Point, QLD | NSW | 2 Aug 2020, 13:12 pm AEST | 7 Aug 2020, 12:08 pm AEST |
| NSD724/2020 | Le Bleu | Cockatoo Island, NSW | NSW | 3 Jul 2020, 10:30 am AEST | 20 Aug 2020, 12.10pm AEST |
| NSD121/2020 | YM Eternity | Port Botany, NSW | NSW | 9 Feb 2020, 6:50 am AEDT | 10 Feb 2020, 7:35 pm AEDT |
| WAD461/2019 | Seaeye Leopard | Welshpool, WA | WA | 22 Jan 2020, 15:00 pm WST | 11 Mar 2020, 12:00 AWST |
| NSD1927/2019 | Banyan formally known as Voyager and Jamie | Thursday Island, QLD | NSW | 29 Nov2019, 15.00 pm AEDT | 7 Jan 2020, 15:20 pm AEDT |
| QUD529/2019 | Pacific Queen | Port Sampson, WA | WA | 2 Sep 2019, 14.55 pm WST | 3 Sep 2019, 1330 pm WST |
| WAD381/2019 | Bella Isha | Frances Bay Mooring | NT | 31 Jul 2019, 1305 pm ACST | 1 Aug 2019 |
| NSD91/2019 | INDUS VICTORY | Hay Point, Mackay | NSW | 24 Jan 2019, 0910 pm AEST | 25 Jan 2019 |
| QUD22/2019 | CASA P190 | Trinity Inlet, Cairns | QLD | 11 Jan 2019, 1452 pm AEST | 16 Jan 2019, 1300 pm AEST |
| NSD2390/2018 | Monster Project | Rushcutter's Bay, NSW | NSW | 22 Dec 2018, 1445 pm AEDT | 16 Jul 2019, 1727 pm AEST |
| NSD2210/2018 | Maria G.O. | Port Gladstone, QLD | NSW | 29 Nov2018, 1335 pm AEDT | 5 Dec 2018, 1356 pm AEDT |
| VID1441/2018 | MV "DIAMOND-T" | Port Phillip Bay, VIC | VIC | 16 Nov 2018, 3:07 pm AEDT | 26 Nov 2018, 5:00 pm AEDT |
| NSD2021/2018 | Afra Willow | Gellibrand berth, VIC | VIC | 12 Nov 2018, 11:10 am AEDT | 13 Nov 2018, 10:30 am AEDT |
| NSD2072/2018 NSD1982/2018 | Dangjin | Port of Newcastle, NSW | NSW | 28 Oct 2018, 08:25 am AEDT | 15 Nov 2018, 11:00 am AEDT |
| NSD914/2018 | Kythira 1 | Port of Bunbury, WA | WA | 4 Jun 2018, 6 am AWST | 6 Jun 2018, 8:50 pm WST |
| NSD626/2018 | The Reef | Sydney City Marine, Rozelle, NSW | NSW | 24 Apr 2018, 4.10 pm AEST | 15 May 2018 |
| NSD523/2018 | MV Umbra | Cairns Marina, QLD | QLD | 10 Apr 2018, 11:45 am EST | 19 Apr 2018 |
| NSD34/2018 | Thorco Luna | Port Alma, QLD | QLD | 25 Jan 2018, 9:17 am AEST | 2 Feb 2018 |
| VID1104/2017 | Dragon Pearl | Port of Darwin (Cullen Bay Marina) | NT | 16 Oct 2017, 13:10 am ACST | 20 Jun 2018 |
| NSD1213/2017 | MV "SOLAR EMBER" | Port of Newcastle, NSW | NSW | 22 Jul 2017, 7:05 am EST | 23 Jul 2017, 12:05 pm AEST |
| NSD1052/2017 | MV "RENA" | Hay Point, QLD - at anchor | QLD | 30 Jun 2017, 9:45 am EST | 5 Jul 2017, 9:10 am AEST |
| VID356/2017 | Bareilly | Port of Melbourne, VIC | VIC | 20 Apr 2017, 21:55 pm WST | 5 May 2017 |
| WAD41/2017 | Capetan Giorgis | Port Albany, WA | WA | 14 Feb 2017, 9:20 pm WST | 24 Feb 2017 |
| SAD311/2016 | Sandman | Bundaberg, QLD | QLD | 12 Nov 2016, 13:27 pm AEST | 16 Nov 2016, 2:00 pm AEST |
| NSD1487/2016NSD1505/2016 | Hanjin California | Port Botany, NSW | NSW | 5 Sep 2016, 22:40 pm AEST | 4 Oct 2016, 10.19 am AEST |
| QUD570/2016 | Five Stars Fujian | Gladstone, QLD | QLD | 28 Jul 2016 | 10 Aug 2016 |
| NSD931/2016 | Piet | Newcastle Port, NSW | NSW | 12 Jun 2016 | 14 Jun 2016 |
| NSD923/2016 | Thorco Glory | Port Pirie, SA | NSW | 10 Jun 2016 | 11 Jun 2016 |
| WAD162/2016 | Oriental Dragon | Geraldton | WA | 1 May 2016 | 2 May 2016 |
| NSD387/2016 | Sea Pluto | Corio, Geelong VIC | VIC | 21 Mar 2016 | 22 Mar 2016 |
| NSD380/2016 | Maratha Paramount | Geraldton, WA | WA | 18 Mar 2016 | 21 Mar 2016 |
| NSD384/2016 | Navios Fantastiks | Hay Point, Queensland | QLD | 18 Mar 2016 | 19 Mar 2016 |
| NSD363/2016 | MV Pigi | Whyalla, SA | SA | 15 Mar 2016 | 17 Mar 2016 |
| NSD215/2016 | Hyundai Spirit | Newcastle, NSW | NSW | 12 Feb 2016 | 13 Feb 2016 |
| NSD183/2016 | Great Ocean | Port Kembla, NSW | NSW | 6 Feb 2016 | 12 Feb 2016 |
| WAD8/2016 | Storm Rider | Bunbury Harbour | WA | 14 Jan 2016 | 14 Jan 2016 |
| WAD3/2016 | Longkou | Cockburn Sound, Port of Fremantle WA | WA | 5 Jan 2016 | 20 Jan 2016 |
