Malaysia’s maritime agency has detained a Chinese barge carrier for illegal anchoring and found it was carrying a cannon shell believed to be from British warship wrecks in the South China Sea.
The agency said the ship was registered in Fuzhou, China, and it was detained at around 12:45 p.m. local time on Sunday for failing to show a permit to anchor in the waters of Johor state, Malaysia, The Star reported.
“Inspection of the vessel found 32 crew members consisting of 21 men from China, 10 men from Bangladesh, and one local man,” Johor Maritime Director First Adm. Nurul Hizam Zakaria said on Monday….