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Malaysia seizes Chinese ship suspected of looting WWII wrecks

The deck of the Chuan Hong 68 was piled with rusted scrap metal [Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency via AP Photo]

Malaysian authorities have seized a Chinese registered dredger suspected of looting the wrecks of British warships that sunk off the east coast of the peninsula during World War II.

The Fuzhou-registered Chuan Hong 68 was detained off the coast of the Malaysian state of Johor on May 28, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency said in a statement on Facebook on Tuesday.

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