Malaysia's maritime agency says it has found a cannon shell believed to be from World War II on a Chinese-registered barge carrier and is investigating whether the vessel has been involved in looting two British warship wrecks.
The China-registered bulk carrier ship detained for anchoring illegally in the waters of east Johor.abc.net.au/news/malaysia-detains-chinese-barge-on-suspicion-of-looting-wwii-brit/102408368Malaysia's maritime agency says it has found a cannon shell believed to be from World War II on a Chinese-registered vessel and has launched an investigation into whether the barge carrier was involved in the looting of two British warship wrecks in the South China Sea.
A total of 842 sailors perished, and the shipwrecks off the coast of central Pahang state are designated war graves.The agency said it detained the vessel registered in Fuzhou, China, on Sunday for anchoring without a permit off southern Johor state.The old cannon shell.The agency said officials from the National Heritage Department and others would work together to identify the cannon shell.
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