This picture from a video offered by QDND exhibits a physique being carried on stretcher after a vacationer boat capsized in Ha Lengthy Bay, Vietnam on Saturday, July 19, 2025.
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HA LONG BAY, Vietnam — A ship carrying vacationers capsized throughout a sudden thunderstorm in Vietnam on Saturday afternoon throughout a sightseeing tour, killing 34 folks, state media reported. Eight others stay lacking.
The Marvel Sea boat was carrying 48 passengers and 5 crew members — all of them Vietnamese — in the course of the tour of Ha Lengthy Bay, a well-liked vacation spot for guests, based on the experiences.
Rescue staff saved 11 folks, and recovered the useless close to the location of the capsizing, VNExpress newspaper mentioned. Twenty-three folks stay lacking. Authorities had earlier reported that 12 folks had been rescued, however later revised the determine to 11.
The boat turned the wrong way up due to sturdy winds, the newspaper mentioned. A 14-year-old boy was among the many survivors, and he was rescued 4 hours after being trapped within the overturned hull.
The newspaper mentioned that many of the passengers have been vacationers, together with about 20 kids, from Hanoi, the nation’s capital.
A tropical storm can be transferring towards the world. A nationwide climate forecast mentioned that Storm Wipha is predicted to hit Vietnam’s northern area, together with Ha Lengthy Bay’s coast subsequent week.
