NOTICE OF DERELICT VESSEL PROCEEDINGS TO JOSEPH TRAMONTANA, WILLIAM JOHNSTON & ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS CLAIMING ANY INTEREST IN THE FOLLOWING VESSEL:
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) has determined that the vessel described below constitutes a derelict vessel pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. §49-27-71.
You must submit a Removal Plan to the MDMR no later than August 28, 2023 outlining your plan for removing the vessel from its current location no later than September 1, 2023. The information contained in the attached guidelines must be included in the Removal Plan.
VESSEL DESCRIPTIONS:
Name: “Good Groceries”, 1972, 24’, white fiberglass sailboat, aground
VESSEL LOCATION:
Bayou Portage / Discovery Bay, Harrison County, MS
30*21.021 89*15.448
VESSEL REGISTRATION:
LA 7642 BM
VESSEL OWNER(S):
JOSEPH TRAMONTANA & WILLIAM JOHNSTON
If you fail to submit a removal plan and remove the vessel by the dates indicated above, the MDMR will initiate proceedings in the Chancery Court seeking all costs of removal, which may include the following as well as other expenses: the cost of destruction, damages in the amount of $500.00 per day, and court costs.
