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Boat capsize in Vietnam kills dozens; 4 missing

Updated: 2025-07-21 09:38
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Rescuers walk on the wharf after searching for victims of a capsized tourist boat in Ha Long Bay, Quang Ninh province on July 20, 2025. [Photo/Agencies]

HA LONG BAY, Vietnam — Rescuers searched desperately Sunday for four people still missing after at least 35 were killed when a boat capsized at one of Vietnam's most popular tourist destinations.

The tourist boat ferrying families around Vietnam's famed Ha Long Bay was lashed by a sudden storm Saturday in one of the deadliest disasters at the UNESCO World Heritage site.

The vessel Wonder Sea was carrying 46 passengers and three crew members when it capsized because of sudden heavy rain, Agence France-Presse reported.

Previous state media reports had said 53 people were on board and 37 people had died, but the figures were later revised by police.

Dozens of rescuers, including border guards, navy personnel, police and professional divers, have been deployed. Although the sea had calmed, weather conditions limited visibility, making rescue operations difficult.

Most of those on board were families visiting from the capital, Hanoi, with more than 20 children among the passengers, state media outlet VNExpress said.

A total of 35 bodies had been recovered and 10 people rescued by Sunday, police said, with four people still missing.

One of the rescued, a 10-year-old boy, told state media outlet VietnamNet: "I took a deep breath, swam through a gap, dived then swam up, I even shouted for help, then I was pulled up by a boat with soldiers on".

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh sent his condolences on Saturday to relatives of those killed and called on the defense and public security ministries to conduct urgent search and rescue operations.

Authorities would "investigate and clarify the cause of the incident and strictly handle violations", a government statement said.

Torrential rain also lashed northern Hanoi, Thai Nguyen and Bac Ninh provinces on Saturday.

Several trees were knocked down in the capital by strong winds.

The storm followed three days of intense heat, with the mercury hitting 37 C in some areas.

Mai Van Khiem, director of the National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting, was quoted in VNExpress as saying that the thunderstorms in northern Vietnam were not caused by the influence of Tropical Storm Wipha.

Ha Long Bay is one of Vietnam's most popular tourist destinations, with millions of people visiting its blue-green waters and rainforest-topped limestone islands each year.

Agencies Via Xinhua

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