Sunken, abandoned boats dragged from river
UPDATE: Abandoned nautical eyesores have been dragged from their Mooloolah River resting places.
Clayton's Towing recovery manager Ross Hopper said his company was engaged by the State Government to retrieve the vessels on Friday.
Public notices were published on behalf of Maritime Safety Queensland on Monday calling on owners of Red Baron and Tardis to claim them.
Red Baron was dragged out of a section of the river near Bindaree Crescent and loaded onto a truck before the crew took on Tardis, near a park adjacent to Mooloolah Drive at Minyama.
"We've got to get it out," Mr Hopper said.
"It is not looking very good sitting where it is."
Minyama resident Peter Spooner came down to watch the recovery.
He said Tardis was the third abandoned boat that had ended up in front of his home in the past four years.
The poor condition of the vessel added difficulty to the retrieval, with sections breaking under the pressure of towing straps.
Mr Hopper's team got it above the high tide mark before calling in a heavy towing contractor to lift it onto a truck.
