A tourist boat carrying 53 people capsized on Saturday in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay, Quang Ninh Province, following which atleast 18 people have died and dozens remain missing, AFP quoted state media as saying.
“On the afternoon of July 19, the Wonder Sea tourist boat carrying 53 people capsized. Border guards rescued 12 people and recovered 18 bodies,” AFP quoted the VNExpress news site as saying.
According to the report, the Wonder Sea cruise boat overturned around 1.45 pm near Dau Go Cave, VNExpress quoted Quang Ninh provincial authorities as saying.
They added that there were 48 tourists on board along with 5 crew members, including many families with children.
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