Malaysia detains Chinese barge on suspicion of looting British warship wrecks

A China-registered bulk carrier ship which was detained for anchoring illegally in the waters of east Johor (Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency via AP)

Malaysia’s maritime agency said it has detained a Chinese-registered vessel on suspicion of looting two Second World War-era British shipwrecks in the South China Sea.

The agency said it had found a cannon shell believed to be from the Second World War on board the bulk carrier ship.