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The Star
22-07-2025
- The Star
Recovered body in Vietnam's Ha Long Bay identified as boat accident victim
Authorities bring the body found in Ha Long Bay ashore for identification. - Photo: VNA/VNS HANOI: A male victim of last weekend's fatal tourist boat accident was recovered from Ha Long Bay on Tuesday (July 22), according to the Quang Ninh Provincial People's Committee. Local authorities on Tuesday afternoon confirmed he was a victim of the tourist boat Vinh Xanh 58 accident, following postmortem analysis and identification at Bai Chay Hospital. Search and rescue forces found him in an area between Bai Chay Beach and Dau Go Cave, near the waters where the vessel capsized on July 19. Vinh Xanh 58 was on a sightseeing tour with 49 people on board in Ha Long Bay when it was hit by a sudden thunderstorm and overturned in strong winds and rough seas. Only 10 people survived the accident, while two people remain missing. Identified bodies have been handed over to their families for funeral services. The search mission has been hindered by Typhoon Wipha, which made landfall in northern Vietnam on Tuesday morning. - Vietnam News/ANN
The Star
21-07-2025
- General
- The Star
Boy's body recovered by rescuers, death toll in Vietnam's Ha Long boat tragedy hits 36
QUANG NINH, Vietnam (Bernama-VNA): Rescue teams on Monday morning recovered the body of a six-year-old boy, one of the last four remaining victims unaccounted for following the tragic capsizing of the Vinh Xanh 58 tourist boat on July 19 in Ha Long Bay, the northeastern province of Quang Ninh. Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported the provincial People's Committee said the boy's body was found near Ti Top Island during an expanded search operation. The child had been travelling with his family as part of an eight-member group. His mother and two other relatives died in the incident. After the body was brought ashore, it was transferred to a medical facility for necessary post-mortem procedures. So far, the maritime disaster has claimed the lives of 36 people, with 10 survivors rescued and three individuals still missing. Search and rescue operations are continuing under difficult conditions, as Quang Ninh also braces for the arrival of Typhoon Wipha, the third of its kind to enter East Sea so far this year. Vinh Xanh 58, registration number QN-7105, departed from the Ha Long International Passenger Port in Bai Chay ward at around 1:30pm on July 19 with 49 people on board, including 46 passengers and three crew members. It was en route along Tour Route 2 of Ha Long Bay when it was hit by a sudden, violent thunderstorm near Dau Go Cave. The storm capsized the boat within a few minutes, plunging dozens of passengers into the sea. Emergency response teams and local residents quickly mobilised in a race to rescue survivors. Authorities continue to expand the search radius and deploy drones and divers as they work urgently to find the remaining missing individuals. - Bernama-VNA
The Star
20-07-2025
- The Star
Death toll in Vietnam's tourist boat capsizing in storm incident reaches 37, five remain missing
HA LONG BAY, (Vietnam): A boat carrying tourists capsized during a sudden thunderstorm in Vietnam on Saturday (July 19) afternoon during a sightseeing excursion, killing 37 people, state media reported. Five others remain missing. AP reported that the Wonder Sea boat was carrying 48 passengers and five crew members - all of them Vietnamese - on a tour of Ha Long Bay, a popular destination, according to the reports. Rescue workers saved 11 people, and recovered the dead near the site of the capsizing, VNExpress newspaper said. Authorities revised the figure after earlier reporting that 12 people had been rescued. The boat turned upside down because of strong winds, the newspaper said. A 14-year-old boy was rescued after four hours trapped in the overturned hull. This image from a video provided by QDND shows a body being carried on stretcher after a tourist boat capsized in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam on Saturday, July 19, 2025. - Photo: QDND via AP The newspaper said that most of the passengers were tourists, from Hanoi, including about 20 children. A tropical storm is also moving toward the area. A national weather forecast said that Storm Wipha is expected to hit Vietnam's northern region next week, including Ha Long Bay's coast. Meanwhile, Vietnam News reported that the Vinh Xanh 58 tourist boat was salvaged and towed ashore early Sunday (July 20) morning for further investigation, after capsizing a day earlier in the northern province of Quang Ninh, leaving dozens dead. The boat tipped over at 1.45pm on July 19 near Ti Top Island in the Ha Long Bay World Heritage Site due to a sudden thunderstorm, while carrying 48 tourists and five crew members. A total of 47 people have been recovered, with ten survivors and 37 confirmed dead, including four victims whose identities are still being verified. The tourist boat (centre) that capsized is towed back to the port in Ha Long bay, Quang Ninh province on July 20, 2025. A tourist boat ferrying families around Vietnam's Ha Long Bay capsized in a storm on on July 19 afternoon, leaving at least 34 people dead, according to state media reports, as rescuers scrambled to locate the missing. - Photo: AFP Under orders from Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha, Quang Ninh deployed four large vessels and key personnel to assist with the salvage operation. Alongside the salvage efforts, rescue teams worked through the night, expanding the search area to ensure no victims were left behind. Colonel Nguyen Thuan, deputy police chief of Quang Ninh province, said the search teams remained deployed in 25 units to locate the remaining victims. Late on July 19, local authorities visited victims undergoing emergency treatment and intensive care at the provincial General Hospital. The province has initially provided financial support of VNĐ25 million (US$955) per bereaved family and VNĐ8 million per injured survivor. - FILE photo. Tourist boats move in Ha Long Bay in Vietnam on Oct 24, 2015. - Photo: AP file It has also arranged accommodations and is covering all lodging and meal expenses for victims' families while they remain in the locality. The Quang Ninh Fatherland Front Committee has also provided VNĐ5 million per deceased victim and VNĐ3 million per injured survivor. In a show of solidarity, several local businesses have contributed an additional VNĐ40 million for each fatality and VNĐ25 million for those injured. After learning about the incident, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 19 issued an urgent dispatch, asking the Ministry of National Defence, in coordination with the Ministry of Public Security and other relevant ministries, agencies, and local authorities, to mobilise all available personnel and resources operating near the area to carry out search and rescue operations as swiftly and effectively as possible. Authorities were also requested to provide timely support for the victims' families and to investigate the cause of the accident thoroughly, ensuring that any violations are strictly dealt with. The Government leader also ordered a comprehensive review of all maritime safety procedures, with immediate measures to address shortcomings and to guarantee absolute safety for vessels operating in the area. — VNA/VNS
