KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — Three female personnel and two squadron commanding officers were among the 10 who died in a crash involving two helicopters at the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) Base in Lumut, Perak, at 9.30am today.
In a statement, RMN said the three women on board the M503-3 Maritime Operations Helicopter (HOM) were Warrant Officer II TNL Noorfarahimi Mohd Saedy, Petty Officer TNL Noor Rahiza Anuar, and Able Rate JJM Joanna Felicia Rohna, all of whom were passengers.
Meanwhile, the two commanding officers were the Commanding Officer of Squadron 503 Commander Muhammad Firdaus Ramli, and the Commanding Officer of Squadron 502 Commander Muhamad Amir Mohamad.
The identities of the other five victims are:
HOM (M503-3)
Lt Commander Wan Rezaudeen Kamal Wan Zainal Abidin.
Lt Commander Mohammad Amirulfaris Mohamad Marzukhi.
Warrant Officer II TLR (AQM) Muhammad Faisol Tamadun.
Fennec (M502-6)
Lieutenant Sivasutan Thanjappan.
Warrant Officer II TMK Mohd Shahrizan Mohd Termizi.
“RMN offers its condolences to the families of the victims involved. The management of the remains will be carried out soon in accordance with naval tradition,” it said.
— Bernama
