A car has rolled into the Derwent River in Hobart today, floating toward the Bellerive Yacht Club before becoming fully submerged.
No one was inside the Range Rover at the time and it managed to avoid hitting any boats moored nearby.
Marine and Safety Tasmania issued a notice warning mariners that a 4WD had sunk roughly 100 metres south-south-east of the boat ramp in Kangaroo Bay.
Mariners were advised to navigate with caution in the area.
The incident came as parts of southern Tasmania brace for possible seawater flooding on Monday, with abnormally high tides returning to the southern coast.
The Bureau of Meteorology has warned Monday evening’s high tide is “expected to be about as high” as the one on June 24 in 2025.
It has warned that “similar inundation impacts are possible”.
That earlier event submerged South Arm Road at Lauderdale, put a jetty on Hobart’s eastern shore underwater and flooded waterfront car parks at Sandy Bay and Margate.
The Esplanade at Huonville was also closed during that event.
The bureau said tides are likely to rise well above the normal high tide mark during the Sunday and Monday evening high tides.
Low-lying coastal areas between Southport and Maria Island are most at risk.
Hobart, Bruny Island, Huonville, Dover and Port Arthur are among the areas that may be affected.
The warning comes as cold and blustery weather sweeps across Tasmania, with strong westerly winds and showers lashing much of the state.
