Aboriginal council lays claim to yacht that ran aground on its land

Capt. John

An international dispute between local Aboriginal law and conventional salvage law has arisen after  drifting racing yacht “Huntress” washed ashore on a remote island off Tasmania, Australia. During the annual Sydney to Hobart Race the yacht struck an unknown object on December 28th, possibly a sunfish, and lost steering at a position 80nm off the…

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