Malaysian authorities have detained a Chinese-flagged cargo ship amid reports of the salvaging of World War II shipwrecks in Malaysia’s exclusive economic zone
The ship was detained and boarded after it was found not to have authorization to anchor in the waters under Malaysian jurisdiction, according to the Bernama report, which cited the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency. An inspection of the ship “led to the discovery of old steel and cannon shells,” the report said. Police, the Malaysian Marine Department and the National Heritage Department would investigate to see if the shells are from World War II, according to the report.
All traces of two Dutch cruisers and two British ships had disappeared, according to reports from 2017. Steel from World War II shipwrecks can have special value because it is was produced before the first nuclear explosions on Earth. Known as “low-background steel,” it is needed for some special scientific instruments because it contains no traces of nuclear fallout. But Bradford said there may be other reasons behind the alleged looting of the Prince of Wales and the Repulse.
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