Kuala Lumpur: Police have confirmed that a torpedo-shaped metal object found at Pantai Seberang Takir here today is not an unexploded projectile.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Kuala Terengganu district police chief ACP Azli Mohd Noor stated they received a call from a member of the public at around 7.30 am, regarding the discovery of the 2.7-metre-long object resembling a missile.

"Checks by the bomb disposal unit at the scene found that the 70-kilogramme object, which had extensive wiring, is a marine research device estimated to be worth RM1 million," he said when met here. Azli further mentioned that tests confirmed the object was free from hazardous radiation.

Azli added that they are currently tracking down the owner of the object, believed to have been carried ashore by waves. There are no markings indicating it belongs to a company, leading authorities to believe it is the property of a local university.