NOTICE OF DERELICT VESSEL PROCEEDINGS TO BRIAN LEE JENKINS & ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS CLAIMING INTEREST IN THE 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 are hereby notified that the vessel must be removed from its current location no later than FRIDAY, MAY 26, 2023. You must submit a Removal Plan to the MDMR outlining your plan for removing the vessel from its current location no later than TUESDAY, MAY 23, 2023.
VESSEL DESCRIPTION:
22’, white, fiberglass sailing vessel, sunken condition
VESSEL LOCATION:
Biloxi Bay near S/E corner of Palace Casino parking garage
30*23.738 / 88*51.122
VESSEL REGISTRATION:
MI2545AZ; ID: RAYB0046M78C
VESSEL LAST KNOWN OWNER(S):
BRIAN LEE JENKINS
Should the vessel not be removed by FRIDAY, MAY 26, 2023, the MDMR will proceed with the prosecution of this matter making you a defendant seeking all costs of removal, which includes the recovery of expenses incurred as a result of, or incidental to, removal, storage, and restoration of affected lands, attorney’s fees, court costs, penalties and damages up to FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00) per day for every day the vessel was left derelict, beginning on the day the notice was posted on the vessel.
