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CAPSIZE. A tourist boat (in white) that capsized in an accident which killed dozens and left several people still missing, is towed back to the port in Halong Bay, Quang Ninh province, Vietnam, July 20, 2025.
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The death toll from the capsized boat in Vietnam’s Halong Bay rose to 38 on Sunday, July 20, according to the Vietnamese government – becoming one of Vietnam’s worst recent accidents in Halong Bay.
Video from Vietnam Television (VTV) showed search and rescue efforts continuing overnight, with rescuers flipping the capsized boat upright and calling out for survivors.
The boat, carrying 53 people, tipped over on Saturday, July 19, at around 2 pm local time (0700 GMT), as Storm Wipha approached the country across the South China Sea. Strong winds, heavy rainfall and lightning were reported in the area.
Most of the passengers were from the capital, Hanoi, local newspaper VnExpress reported. There was no official announcement on the nationality of the tourists as emergency crews kept looking for survivors.
Rescue teams initially found 11 survivors and recovered 27 bodies, eight of them children, the state-run Vietnam News Agency said, citing local authorities.
Halong Bay, about 200 kilometers northeast of Hanoi, attracts tens of thousands of visitors every year. Boat tours are hugely popular.
Storm Wipha, the third typhoon to hit the South China Sea this year, is projected to make landfall along Vietnam’s northern coast early next week. – Rappler.com
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