List of Ship Arrests and Releases

This page contains details of ship arrests and releases since January 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
QUD437/2023	Merlion	Sovereign Islands, Gold Coast, QLD	QLD	23 Oct 2023, 13:05 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
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
WAD191/2020 WAD192/2020	Teras Bandicoot Lauren Hansen	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
NSD1487/2016 NSD1505/2016	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