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The Hill
2 days ago
- The Hill
At least 35 dead after tourist boat capsizes in Vietnam
A tourist boat in Vietnam capsized during a sudden thunderstorm on Saturday, leaving 35 people dead, while four remain missing, according to state media. Ten people survived, including one 10-year-old boy who hid in an air pocket after the ship turned over, local media said. 'Everything happened so fast,' the boy, who was traveling with his parents, told VietnamNet. 'I tried to get out, and then the soldiers rescued me.' State media reported that all 49 people aboard the tourist boat were Vietnamese, including 46 passengers and three crew members. The ship, built in 2015, was on a sightseeing tour of Sung Sot Cave and Titop Island, two popular destinations in Ha Long Bay, known for their scenic views. 'It's the worst accident I've known in Ha Long Bay in the last 25 years,' Bui Cong Hoan, deputy chairman of Ha Long Tourist Boat Association, told The New York Times in a phone interview. Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh sent his condolences to the victims' families, and he ordered the ministries of National Defense and Public Security, as well as civil defense workers, to support the search and rescue operations.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Yahoo
At least 34 dead after tourist boat capsizes during violent thunderstorm in Vietnam
At least 34 people are dead after a sudden thunderstorm caused a tourist boat to capsize in Vietnam on Saturday, according to local reports. The vessel, named Wonder Seas, was carrying 48 passengers and five crew members during a sightseeing excursion of Ha Long Bay, a popular destination for visitors, according to reports cited by The Associated Press. Rescue workers saved 11 people and recovered the dead near the site of the capsizing, VNExpress newspaper said. Search teams are frantically looking for the missing victims of the disaster. At Least 2 Dead, 43 Missing After Ferry Sinks Near Bali Video footage shows two exasperated survivors being rescued on a smaller boat as choppy waters rock the vessel from side to side, illustrating the rough conditions at sea. Footage also shows several people standing on the hull of the capsized Wonder Sea boat waiting to be rescued. Read On The Fox News App The boat turned upside down because of strong winds, the newspaper said. A 14-year-old boy was among the survivors, and he was rescued four hours after being trapped in the overturned hull. "Even though the ship overturned and the passenger compartment was locked, there was still a gap of about 50-60 cm [20 to 24 inches], enough for oxygen to enter so the baby was still alive," Bui Cong Hoan, deputy branch of the Ha Long Cruise Ship Association, told VNExpress. "Rescuers then broke the window and put the victim in a rescue boat." Hospital director Le Ngoc Dung said that a 10-year-old boy was also among those saved and is currently in a stable condition at Bai Chay Hospital, according to the outlet. Human Remains Found In Sunken Boat Bring Closure To Texas Family's Alaska Tragedy A group of 15 divers went into the sea to search for victims and survivors. An eyewitness told AFP news agency that the sky darkened around 2 p.m. local time on Saturday. There were "hailstones as big as toes with torrential rain, thunderstorm and lightning", he said, per the Bbc. It does not appear that any Americans were on board. Fox News Digital has reached out to the State Department for clarification, Ha Long Bay is located in Quang Ninh Province in northern Vietnam and is one of the country's most iconic natural landmarks, featuring more than 1,600 limestone islands and islets. "Ha Long," means "Descending Dragon," and local folklore says the islands were formed by a dragon's tail crashing into the sea. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Original article source: At least 34 dead after tourist boat capsizes during violent thunderstorm in Vietnam
Fox News
3 days ago
- Fox News
At least 34 dead after tourist boat capsizes during violent thunderstorm in Vietnam
At least 34 people are dead after a sudden thunderstorm caused a tourist boat to capsize in Vietnam on Saturday, according to local reports. The vessel, named Wonder Seas, was carrying 48 passengers and five crew members during a sightseeing excursion of Ha Long Bay, a popular destination for visitors, according to reports cited by The Associated Press. Rescue workers saved 11 people and recovered the dead near the site of the capsizing, VNExpress newspaper said. Search teams are frantically looking for the missing victims of the disaster. Video footage shows two exasperated survivors being rescued on a smaller boat as choppy waters rock the vessel from side to side, illustrating the rough conditions at sea. Footage also shows several people standing on the hull of the capsized Wonder Sea boat waiting to be rescued. The boat turned upside down because of strong winds, the newspaper said. A 14-year-old boy was among the survivors, and he was rescued four hours after being trapped in the overturned hull. "Even though the ship overturned and the passenger compartment was locked, there was still a gap of about 50-60 cm [20 to 24 inches], enough for oxygen to enter so the baby was still alive," Bui Cong Hoan, deputy branch of the Ha Long Cruise Ship Association, told VNExpress. "Rescuers then broke the window and put the victim in a rescue boat." Hospital director Le Ngoc Dung said that a 10-year-old boy was also among those saved and is currently in a stable condition at Bai Chay Hospital, according to the outlet. A group of 15 divers went into the sea to search for victims and survivors. An eyewitness told AFP news agency that the sky darkened around 2 p.m. local time on Saturday. There were "hailstones as big as toes with torrential rain, thunderstorm and lightning", he said, per the BBC. It does not appear that any Americans were on board. Fox News Digital has reached out to the State Department for clarification, Ha Long Bay is located in Quang Ninh Province in northern Vietnam and is one of the country's most iconic natural landmarks, featuring more than 1,600 limestone islands and islets. "Ha Long," means "Descending Dragon," and local folklore says the islands were formed by a dragon's tail crashing into the sea.
New York Times
3 days ago
- New York Times
At Least 34 Dead After Vietnam Tourist Boat Capsizes, State Media Says
A boat carrying dozens of tourists capsized in Vietnam's Ha Long Bay on Saturday, leaving at least 34 people dead, according to state-owned media. The boat, carrying 48 passengers and five crew members, was on a sightseeing tour when a sudden thunderstorm with strong winds created high swells that overturned it, Vietnamese news outlets reported. Rescue teams that included naval commandos from the Quang Ninh Province, in northeastern Vietnam, recovered 34 bodies, with at least eight children among the dead, according to Dantri, a state-owned media outlet. The emergency crews, working past nightfall, had pulled at least 10 survivors out of the water, state media reported. Among those rescued was a boy who had been in the water for several hours. 'It's the worst accident I've known in Ha Long Bay in the last 25 years,' Bui Cong Hoan, deputy chairman of Ha Long Tourist Boat Association, said by telephone. All of the passengers and crew members were Vietnamese citizens, state-run media said. Images of the incident showed the boat completely overturned, its hull sticking out above the water. Vietnamese media reported that of one family, with two parents and two children, only the mother had survived. Pham Minh Chinh, the prime minister of Vietnam, ordered civil defense workers and the Defense and Public Security Ministries to support the search efforts, Vietnam's official government news site said. The boat was returning from a tour of Dau Go and other limestone caves in Ha Long Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with more than 1,600 islands, when the storm broke out, Mr. Hoan said. The boat, part of a tour association, was among hundreds of vessels that ferry tourists around the bay each day. In 2022, 17 tourists died when a speedboat boat capsized in the waters off Quang Nam in southern Vietnam. The boat's captain, was sentenced to seven years in prison, according to Vietnamese news outlets. In 2009, 40 people were killed when an overloaded ferry sank in a river in central Vietnam, in what the police described as one of the country's worst such disasters.
