Malaysia has detained a Chinese vessel accused of looting two British World War 2 era shipwrecks. Malaysian authorities were tipped off by fishermen and divers last month about the presence of a foreign vessel off the Malaysian coast in the South China Sea.

Malaysia seizes Chinese vessel suspected of looting metal from British WW2 warship grave

According to the British Defense Ministry statement, two naval patrol ships left the United Kingdom on a five-year deployment in its mission to patrol the Pacific and Indian Ocean.

UK to send warships to Pacific on extended deployment

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Malaysia seizes Chinese vessel suspected of looting metal from British WW2 warship grave

UK to send warships to Pacific on extended deployment