IPOH, December 30 – The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) set up a Board of Inquiry to identify the true cause of the breach of the combat boat during the Fleet Open Day (HTA2022), on Thursday. The Strategic Communications Division of the Western Fleet Command Headquarters announced in a statement that the incident occurred when a TLDM combat boat lost control and collided with KD Admiral Tan Pusmah while performing a maneuver demonstration to intercept a suspicious boat at the Lumut TLDM Base pier.
The incident at about 11.30 in the morning resulted in the hull of KD Admiral Tan Pusmah being torn apart along 2 x 1m and the Battle Boat dented in the bow. There were no casualties or injuries as a result of this incident. The incident also did not affect the journey of HTA22 which will continue according to the program that has been set,” according to the statement. The HTA22 celebration is taking place from yesterday until tomorrow at the Lumut TLDM Base.
