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Lumut is a coastal town and mukim in Manjung District, Perak, Malaysia, [1] situated about 84 km (52 mi) southwest of the state capital city of Ipoh, 12 km (7.5 mi) north from the town of Sitiawan. It is the main gateway to Pangkor Island before established Marina Island Pangkor as second gateway, and noted for seashell and coral handicrafts.
The public transportation servicing the Manjung area are public buses in the Seri Manjung and Lumut bus stations. Manjung district is accessible via Route 5, Route 60, Ipoh-Lumut Highway and West Coast Expressway. There are two small airfields located in Sitiawan and Pangkor but both of them are unused.
Galah panjang is a traditional Malaysian tag game which is played on a long, narrow field. The attacking team's goal is to cross the field and then return to the starting line to win, while the defending team's players attempt to tag the attackers to eliminate them.
The collision occurred during a military parade rehearsal to commemorate the upcoming 90th anniversary of the Navy. During a demonstration, one helicopter clipped the other's rotor, causing both to lose control and end up crashing within the grounds of the Lumut Naval Base.