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Chinese ship detained for hoarding British WWII-era weaponry​


Malaysia's maritime authorities on Monday said cannon shells believed to be from World War II have been found on a China-registered bulk carrier ship detained at the weekend for anchoring in its waters without permission.

The discovery comes amid reports this month that scavengers have targeted two British World War II wrecks off the coast of Malaysia - the HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse - which were sunk by Japanese torpedoes in 1941, just three days after the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
Following reports of the illegal salvage activity, Britain's National Museum of the Royal Navy last week said it was "distressed and concerned at the apparent vandalism for personal profit" of the two wrecks.

Malaysia's allegations against the Chinese ship

A ship registered in Fuzhou, China and carrying 32 crew failed to present anchoring permits during a routine inspection in waters off Malaysia's southern Johor state on Sunday, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) said.

The battlecruiser HMS Repulse leading other Royal Navy capital ships during maneuvers, circa the late 1920s. The next ship astern is HMS Renown. The extensive external side armor of Repulse and the larger ''bulge'' of Renown allow these ships to be readily differentiated. (credit: Wikimedia Commons)© Provided by The Jerusalem Post

The battlecruiser HMS Repulse leading other Royal Navy capital ships during maneuvers, circa the late 1920s. The next ship astern is HMS Renown. The extensive external side armor of Repulse and the larger ''bulge'' of Renown allow these ships to be readily differentiated. (credit: Wikimedia Commons)
Authorities found scrap metal and cannon shells on the ship upon further checks.

The shells could be linked to a separate seizure by police at a Johor jetty last week of multiple unexploded World War II-era artillery.
Authorities believe those may have been scavenged from the HMS Prince of Wales, the MMEA said, adding it was working with Malaysia's National Heritage Department and other agencies to identify the ammunition found.

 

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Glad they nailed them....


Chinese ship detained for hoarding British WWII-era weaponry​


Malaysia's maritime authorities on Monday said cannon shells believed to be from World War II have been found on a China-registered bulk carrier ship detained at the weekend for anchoring in its waters without permission.

The discovery comes amid reports this month that scavengers have targeted two British World War II wrecks off the coast of Malaysia - the HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse - which were sunk by Japanese torpedoes in 1941, just three days after the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
Following reports of the illegal salvage activity, Britain's National Museum of the Royal Navy last week said it was "distressed and concerned at the apparent vandalism for personal profit" of the two wrecks.

Malaysia's allegations against the Chinese ship

A ship registered in Fuzhou, China and carrying 32 crew failed to present anchoring permits during a routine inspection in waters off Malaysia's southern Johor state on Sunday, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) said.

The battlecruiser HMS Repulse leading other Royal Navy capital ships during maneuvers, circa the late 1920s. The next ship astern is HMS Renown. The extensive external side armor of Repulse and the larger ''bulge'' of Renown allow these ships to be readily differentiated. (credit: Wikimedia Commons)© Provided by The Jerusalem Post

The battlecruiser HMS Repulse leading other Royal Navy capital ships during maneuvers, circa the late 1920s. The next ship astern is HMS Renown. The extensive external side armor of Repulse and the larger ''bulge'' of Renown allow these ships to be readily differentiated. (credit: Wikimedia Commons)
Authorities found scrap metal and cannon shells on the ship upon further checks.

The shells could be linked to a separate seizure by police at a Johor jetty last week of multiple unexploded World War II-era artillery.
Authorities believe those may have been scavenged from the HMS Prince of Wales, the MMEA said, adding it was working with Malaysia's National Heritage Department and other agencies to identify the ammunition found.


A curse upon them and their children.
 
Glad they nailed them....


Chinese ship detained for hoarding British WWII-era weaponry​


Malaysia's maritime authorities on Monday said cannon shells believed to be from World War II have been found on a China-registered bulk carrier ship detained at the weekend for anchoring in its waters without permission.

The discovery comes amid reports this month that scavengers have targeted two British World War II wrecks off the coast of Malaysia - the HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse - which were sunk by Japanese torpedoes in 1941, just three days after the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
Following reports of the illegal salvage activity, Britain's National Museum of the Royal Navy last week said it was "distressed and concerned at the apparent vandalism for personal profit" of the two wrecks.

Malaysia's allegations against the Chinese ship

A ship registered in Fuzhou, China and carrying 32 crew failed to present anchoring permits during a routine inspection in waters off Malaysia's southern Johor state on Sunday, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) said.

The battlecruiser HMS Repulse leading other Royal Navy capital ships during maneuvers, circa the late 1920s. The next ship astern is HMS Renown. The extensive external side armor of Repulse and the larger ''bulge'' of Renown allow these ships to be readily differentiated. (credit: Wikimedia Commons)© Provided by The Jerusalem Post

The battlecruiser HMS Repulse leading other Royal Navy capital ships during maneuvers, circa the late 1920s. The next ship astern is HMS Renown. The extensive external side armor of Repulse and the larger ''bulge'' of Renown allow these ships to be readily differentiated. (credit: Wikimedia Commons)
Authorities found scrap metal and cannon shells on the ship upon further checks.

The shells could be linked to a separate seizure by police at a Johor jetty last week of multiple unexploded World War II-era artillery.
Authorities believe those may have been scavenged from the HMS Prince of Wales, the MMEA said, adding it was working with Malaysia's National Heritage Department and other agencies to identify the ammunition found.

China gotta China
 
Probably looking to sell the munitions to Russia…
If more people in the world understood what China is doing on the high seas. Just in the fishing realm they would be screaming for blood. Environmental movements spending all there time on western governments and they are a small percentage of the problems. I would love to see Greenpeace or the other Ocean group try ramming a Chinese ship.
 
Shipwrecks like the above also attract scavengers simply for the pre-nuclear steel. For extreme precision radiation based machines they need pre-nuclear steel in construction because otherwise it can throw off the results.

Unfortunately it is difficult to find large pieces of steel from before WWII for making these machines. The best source is basically former warships because they are basically giant slabs of steel that can be worked into what is needed. It is also the fate of many sunken warships where they have been dismantled over the years to provide said material.
 
Shipwrecks like the above also attract scavengers simply for the pre-nuclear steel. For extreme precision radiation based machines they need pre-nuclear steel in construction because otherwise it can throw off the results.

Unfortunately it is difficult to find large pieces of steel from before WWII for making these machines. The best source is basically former warships because they are basically giant slabs of steel that can be worked into what is needed. It is also the fate of many sunken warships where they have been dismantled over the years to provide said material.

 
Shipwrecks like the above also attract scavengers simply for the pre-nuclear steel. For extreme precision radiation based machines they need pre-nuclear steel in construction because otherwise it can throw off the results.

Unfortunately it is difficult to find large pieces of steel from before WWII for making these machines. The best source is basically former warships because they are basically giant slabs of steel that can be worked into what is needed. It is also the fate of many sunken warships where they have been dismantled over the years to provide said material.
Fine; then get a salvage permit like a legitimate government or business, rather than acting like a graverobber.
 
There's a very good reason why Greenpeace and the Sea Shepherd group leaves China alone.
And I suspect we all know what that is .
show me the money GIF
 
I’m guessing the PLA Navy would have no qualms with blasting the Rainbow Warrior or whatever out of the water if they started messing around their poaching…I mean, fishing fleet. They wouldn’t bother sneaking around New Zealand to bomb it in the deep of night. 😉
That too, but I'd make a pretty safe wager that a ton of those organizations' liquid assets come from environmentally concerned East Asian corporations.
 
Shipwrecks like the above also attract scavengers simply for the pre-nuclear steel. For extreme precision radiation based machines they need pre-nuclear steel in construction because otherwise it can throw off the results.

Unfortunately it is difficult to find large pieces of steel from before WWII for making these machines. The best source is basically former warships because they are basically giant slabs of steel that can be worked into what is needed. It is also the fate of many sunken warships where they have been dismantled over the years to provide said material.
Than that makes the thieves non-nuclear slimes. Regardless, they’re still slimes.
 
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Please insure Steven Guilbeault is aboard when a Greenpeace ship rams a Chinese vessel.
 
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