Malaysia detains Chinese ship suspected of looting two British WW2 wrecks
Malaysia's maritime authorities have detained a Chinese-flagged cargo ship amid reports this month that scavengers have targeted two British World War Two wrecks off the coast of Malaysia - the HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse - which were sunk by Japanese torpedoes in 1941.
An inspection of the ship led to the discovery of old steel and cannon shells believed to have been scavenged from the HMS Prince of Wales. The shells could be linked to a separate seizure by police at a Johor jetty last week of multiple unexploded World War Two-era artillery.