{"id":13534,"date":"2025-07-21T01:00:43","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T01:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=13534"},"modified":"2025-07-21T01:00:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T01:00:43","slug":"tourist-vessel-capsizes-in-ha-long-bay-killing-at-least-37-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=13534","title":{"rendered":"Tourist Vessel Capsizes in Ha Long Bay, Killing at Least 35 People"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    Tourist Vessel Capsizes in Ha Long Bay, Killing at Least 35 People<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Dozens of passengers have died in the capsizing of a passenger vessel in Ha Long Bay, an area east of Haiphong which is world-famous for its towering islands.<\/p>\n<p>Ha Long Bay has a thriving tourism industry, and millions of visitors come to the area every year. On Saturday, one of the many tourist boats that operate in the region &#8211; the <em>Wonder Seas<\/em> &#8211; was under way on a routine sightseeing excursion. The majority of the ticket-holders were local families from Hanoi, and about 20 passengers were children. At about 1530 hours, a sudden thunderstorm swept in with high winds and heavy rain, capsizing the vessel, according to local police.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Video of border guards urgently rescuing passengers whose boat capsized in Ha Long Bay <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/StPnmZl2xA\">pic.twitter.com\/StPnmZl2xA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adam Kh\u00e2u (@AdamKhauX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamKhauX\/status\/1946758935068963044?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2025<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Foul weather complicated the initial response, but nearly 30 vessels responded to the scene, along with a team of rescue divers. The official numbers for\u00a0victims and survivors have fluctuated over the course of the ongoing response effort, a reality of a rapidly-unfolding emergency situation. As of Sunday, local Vietnamese sources reported that 35 or 37 people were confirmed dead, including at least eight children; five more individuals were still missing, and 10 people were rescued alive.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At least two survivors had to swim out of the submerged vessel to reach the surface, indicating a rapid capsizing with limited time for passenger evacuation. One other survivor was found by divers inside an air pocket within the upturned hull.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The vessel has been righted, dewatered and towed back to shore for examination. Search operations continue, with backing from Vietnam&#8217;s military and on-scene oversight from Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha. National authorities have promised a thorough investigation of the circumstances of the casualty.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh]\u00a0extended his heartfelt sympathies to those affected and expressed deep condolences to the families of those who lost their lives,&#8221; state media outlet Vietnam News Agency said in an urgent bulletin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maritime-executive.com\/article\/tourist-vessel-capsizes-in-ha-long-bay-killing-at-least-37-people\">Go to maritime executive<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tourist Vessel Capsizes in Ha Long Bay, Killing at Least 35 People Dozens of passengers have died in the capsizing of a passenger vessel in Ha Long Bay, an area east of Haiphong which is world-famous for its towering islands. 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