The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) issued the following statement regarding a helicopter crash incident at an RMN base:

1. RMN confirms that 10 individuals, comprising 7 crew members from the RMN HOM helicopter unit and 3 from the Fennec RMN unit, have perished. The names of the deceased are included in the attached document.

2. RMN urges the public to refrain from spreading photos and videos of the incident to respect the sensitivity and privacy of the families involved and to avoid interfering with the ongoing investigation.

Source: Strategic Communications Branch, Navy Headquarters

KENYATAAN AKHBAR 23 APR 24:
𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐍 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐎𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐋𝐃𝐌 𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐇𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐀𝐒 𝐃𝐈 𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐊𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐍 𝐓𝐋𝐃𝐌

Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia mengeluarkan kenyataan seperti berikut:

TLDM mengesahkan 10 orang iaitu masing-masing 7 kru HOM TLDM dan 3 kru Fennec TLDM telah terkorban dan nama-nama mereka seperti di lampiran.

TLDM menegaskan dan meminta orang ramai agar tidak menularkan foto dan video bagi menjaga sensitiviti dan privasi keluarga serta tidak mengganggu siasatan yang sedang dijalankan.

Sumber: Cawangan Komunikasi Strategik, Markas Tentera Laut