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Ship collision between "Double Progress" and "ER Turku" 'not due to faulty VHF radio channel'

The Port Klang Authority (PKA) has denied that a recent collision between two ships at the outer limits of the port's pilotage district on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012 was due to a faulty very-high frequency (VHF) radio channel. PKA general manager Capt David Padman said the ship MV Double Progress was en route to the pilot's station to embark a pilot prior to entering the port when it collided with container ship MV ER Turku, that was anchored two miles from the pilot's station. "The MV Double Progress Master has admitted negligence while navigating the ship, causing the minor collision. "Both ships had been in contact with each other on VHF radio channel 16 prior to the incident, but the master of the Double Progress had failed to take sufficient measures to prevent the incident," he said yesterday. Read more: New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/nation/general/ship-collision-not-due-to-faulty-vhf-radio-channel-1.154389#ixzz28mehYDxd