Helicopters in crash were undergoing third practice run

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The two helicopters that collided in mid-air during a rehearsal session at the Royal Malaysian Navy (TLDM) base in Lumut were on their third practice run, says Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin.  Speaking after attending the ministry's Hari Raya open house held at Dewan Seroja, Kem Kementah on Tuesday (April 23), he added that all 10 crew members killed in the crash were based in Lumut and Kota Kinabalu.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/yx3f2yjn  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 "On behalf of the Ministry of Defence, we are saddened to receive the news that two

00:13 Malaysian Navy helicopters were destroyed during the RAPTAI celebration for the 90th

00:24 anniversary of the TLDM, which was supposed to be held on Friday, 27th of this month.

00:37 The helicopters involved are the Maritime Operations Helicopter and a TLDM Finnec helicopter,

00:49 which killed all 10 crew members on both helicopters.

01:01 "On behalf of the Ministry, we would like to send our condolences to the families of

01:21 the victims. We are saddened to receive the news that the incident occurred during the

01:34 RAPTAI celebration."

01:39 "The first thing we should do is to calm them down. Nothing can be done about it.

01:52 Everything else is up to the norm. Whatever the incident, we will provide aid and support.

02:04 But right now, I believe the most important thing is to calm them down. Nothing can be

02:14 done about it."

02:16 "I believe that will be considered because it is a programme that is organized by the

02:25 TLDM."

02:26 "Are all the crew members based in Lumut?"

02:30 "Some are based in Lumut, some are based in Sabah."

02:34 "What is the name of the hospital?"

02:36 "Motu Kinabalu."

02:37 "Are all the crew members currently in the hospital?"

02:42 "Yes, they are in the hospital."

02:44 "What hospital?"

02:45 "Lumut."

02:46 "Mutual Lumpur Hospital?"

02:47 "Yes."

02:48 "How often do you prepare a full report on the incident?"

02:54 "We rarely have such an incident. So we try to prepare as soon as possible."

03:00 "We have a full report on the incident in a month. We have a full report on the incident

03:08 in a few days."

03:09 "How many RAPTAI celebrations have been held before the incident?

03:14 Before the incident, how many RAPTAI celebrations have been held?"

03:18 "How many RAPTAI celebrations have been held?"

03:20 "This is the third time."

03:22 "The third RAPTAI. The first and second RAPTAI have not had such an incident."

03:26 "We will look at the report. We will try to do something soon. Then we will have a full report."

03:36 "But it will all take time. I don't want to say. When it's not ready, it will be a mess."

03:42 For more information, visit www.fema.gov

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