Officers from the Malaysian coast guard discovered unexploded cannon shells upon boarding the Chinese-registered vessel.
Malaysia's coast guard said on Tuesday that authorities were questioning the crew of a Chinese vessel detained on suspicion of looting two British World War II shipwrecks.
Mr Nurul Hizam said the vessel from the city of Fuzhou had a crew of 32 comprising 21 Chinese nationals, 10 Bangladeshis and one Malaysian — some of which were in police custody for questioning.A senior maritime official told AFP on condition of anonymity that the pieces of metal and cannon shells could have originated from two sunken British warships.
Mr Nurul Hizam said the maritime agency would not tolerate any form of illegal salvage activities in Malaysian waters.
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