Chinese Ship Suspected of Raiding World War II Wrecks Detained - USNI News
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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 not illegal scavenging, according to a report in Maritime Executive. But the larger question being raised by Southeast Asia news media and investigated by local authorities is how a ship like Chuan Hong 68 with its “bad reputation” that goes back years even be allowed to return to Malaysian waters. Kuala Lampur’s New Straits
    • LordGimp@lemm.eeEnglish
      328·
      7 days ago

      So the US has jurisdiction over any US military wreck globally in exchange for not pillaging war graves in domestic waters? Lmfao get fucked. You lost them boats fair and squaresies and have been too goddamn cheap and lazy to clean up your own mess. You snooze, you lose, especially when it comes to who gets the best pieces of garbage from the pile.

      The navy needs to learn to clean up their messes.

      • deegeese@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        16·
        7 days ago

        This is a Chinese crew violating Malaysian law by salvaging a British warship.

        Malaysian authorities are enforcing domestic law.

        • LordGimp@lemm.eeEnglish
          121·
          7 days ago

          Colonizers gonna colonize. Doesn’t excuse leaving trash where it doesn’t belong. Good for the chineses. Dumb britbongs should’ve gotten on the ball if they wanted their toys back.

          • ManixT@lemmy.worldEnglish
            13·
            7 days ago

            Guess you’re pretty pissed about China colonizing the South China sea, Tibet, and other territories.

            • LordGimp@lemm.eeEnglish
              112·
              7 days ago

              At least they keep it close to home. Chineses slaughtering Chinese adjacents is a popular pass time when they’re not too busy slaughtering each other. The only thing more dangerous to the Chinese than other chineses is literally every single culture they have interacted with historically across all time. Because they’re such swell folks.