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Tourist Boat Capsizes in Vietnam, Killing 34

Crews are searching for the missing
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Jul 19, 2025 12:01 PM CDT
Storm Flips Tourist Boat in Vietnam, Killing 34
Tourist boats move in Ha Long Bay in Vietnam on Oct. 24, 2015.   (AP Photo/Huy Han)

A boat carrying tourists capsized during a sudden thunderstorm in Vietnam on Saturday afternoon during a sightseeing excursion, killing 34 people, state media reported. Eight others remain missing, the AP reports. The Wonder Sea boat was carrying 48 passengers and five crew members during the tour of Ha Long Bay, a popular destination for visitors, according to the reports. Rescue workers saved 11 people and recovered the dead near the site of the capsizing, VNExpress newspaper said. Twenty-three people remain missing.

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. The newspaper said that most of the passengers were tourists, including about 20 children, from Hanoi, the country's capital. A tropical storm is also moving toward the area.

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