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Death Toll Reaches 37 After Tourist Boat Capsizes in Ha Long Bay
HA LONG BAY, QUANG NINH PROVINCE, VIETNAM, JUL 20 – The Wonder Sea capsized due to strong winds from Storm Wipha, killing 34 mostly Vietnamese tourists including children, with 11 survivors rescued amid ongoing search efforts.
- On July 19, 2025, the Wonder Sea boat capsized in Ha Long Bay at 2pm, carrying 53 people during a storm.
- Ha Long Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage site, attracts millions annually as Storm Wipha is forecasted to make landfall early next week, bringing strong winds and heavy rain.
- Rescue workers have rescued 12 people, recovered three bodies, and a 14-year-old boy survived four hours in an air pocket, with video showing two others being rescued on a smaller boat.
- A government statement vowed to "investigate and clarify the cause of the incident and strictly handle violations", and flights were diverted due to storm disruptions.
- At least eight people remain missing while operations continue, with search teams frantically looking for missing victims, navy, border guards and police mobilised 27 boats and two rescue craft.
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Tourist boat capsizes during a thunderstorm in Vietnam, leaving 34 dead – Knowhere News
HA LONG BAY, Vietnam — A boat carrying tourists capsized during a sudden thunderstorm in Vietnam on Saturday afternoon during a sightseeing excursion, killing 34 people, state media reported. Eight others remain missing. The Wonder Sea boat was carrying 48 passengers and five crew members — all of them Vietnamese — during the tour of Ha Long Bay, a popular destination for visitors, according to the reports. Rescue workers saved 11 people, and re…
Vietnam's tourism region is shaken by a heavy ship accident. Numerous people died in Halong Bay. A tropical storm exacerbates the situation.
After the drama in Vietnam's Halong Bay people are still missing. 38 have already been recovered dead. The Federal Foreign Office warns against a tropical storm.
Dang Anh Tuan was on holiday with eleven friends on a boat in Ha Long Bay. Now only three of them are alive, including Dang himself, after the boat capsized. “I followed a streak of light and swam out,” he tells Sky News.
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The Washington PostTourist boat capsizes in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay, killing dozens
Dozens of people are dead after a tourist boat capsized during a storm in northeastern Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay, according to state media reports, as rescue operations continued into the early hours Sunday.
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