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Chinese Ship Suspected of Raiding World War II Wrecks Detained

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The Chinese dredger suspected of plundering two World War II Royal Navy shipwrecks last year has been detained by Malaysian maritime authorities. MV Chuan Hong 68 and the entire crew is being held for paperwork violations including port clearances and having 60 unregistered LPG containers aboard and...

Chinese Ship Suspected of Raiding World War II Wrecks Detained - USNI News

TIL that a Chinese barge spent much of 2022-2023 illegally pillaging scrap metal from WW2 war graves in Malaysian waters.

A full report of the barges actions was compiled in this (pdf warning) maritime observatory report

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