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At least 18 dead in a shipwreck in Halong Bay
A tourist boat carrying 53 people capsized on Saturday while visiting the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
In 2024, 30 ships sank in the coastal province of Quang Ninh, along Halong Bay.
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At least eighteen people are dead and dozens of others are still missing after the sinking of a tourist boat carrying more than fifty people on Saturday in the Bae d’Hon au Vietnamreported state media.
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“In the afternoon of July 19, the Wonder Sea tourism boat carrying 53 people capsized. The border guards rescued 12 people and found 18 bodies, “reported the VNEXPRESS information site.
The ship, with 48 passengers and five crew members on board, capsized due to sudden and heavy rains on Saturday afternoon, while visiting this UNESCO World Heritage Site, the DAN TRI information site said.
In 2024, 30 ships sank in the coastal province of Quang Ninh, along Halong Bay, after being affected by Typhon Yagi. The Halong Bay, visited by millions of people each year, is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Vietnam, renowned for its blue-green waters and limestone islands decorated with tropical forests.
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