During voting in Townsville on May 18 the above Dutch Vroon cattleboat GREYMAN EXPRESS slid into port without a mention . It proved to be an omen for the election outcome . The vessel made news in Darwin in April 2016 when it was described as Australia's newest , most modern cattle carrier , flying the Singapore flag , about to load 4000 head for Indonesia. In Townsville, hardly any vessel , part of the great Ghost Fleet , rates media coverage .