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Mibenge Nsenduluka

DARK SECRETS: Aboriginal dispute over stranded yacht | Rare Historical Photos

Damaged Sydney to Hobart yacht Huntress has been salvaged from Cape Barren Island. (PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO) (AAP)

A dispute has erupted over the ownership of a stranded yacht in Tasmania after local Indigenous rights activists claimed they are entitled to a third of its value.

The 40-foot Huntress vessel was damaged during the Sydney to Hobart race last month and washed up near Christmas Beach on Cape Barren Island in Bass Strait.

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