Boat flipped within minutes, 15 were trapped: Survivor recalls Vietnam tragedy

Ten tourists from Tamil Nadu, and two from Andhra Pradesh, have died in the Vietnam boat capsize mishap, an official said on Saturday. All efforts were being taken, in coordination with the Union Government authorities, to bring the bodies of tourists who died in the incident abroad, he added. Three others from Andhra Pradesh were hospitalised in Vietnam following a tourist boat capsize near Phu Quoc Island, sources in the Andhra Pradesh Government said. The tourist speedboat carrying 32 Indian At least 15 Indian tourists were killed after a boat carrying a group of Indian travellers capsized off Vietnam’s southern island of Phu Quoc on Saturday, according to a report by VnExpress citing local authorities. The Indian Embassy in Vietnam has released the names of all the 32 Indians onboard the boat. The boat was carrying 32 Indian tourists and four crew members when it overturned about 400 meters (1,310 feet) from Hon May Rut Ngoai Island, which is near A boat carrying a group of Indian tourists that capsized off an island in south Vietnam on Saturday had barely travelled 300-400 metres from the shore when it suddenly overturned, an Indian national who witnessed the tragedy said. Ashish Kumar, a 48-year-old distributor of a mobile phone company from Andhra Pradesh's Guntur, said the tourists were divided into batches and ferried to the island as part of a company outing. "We had all gone there as sellers, distributors and employees At least 15 Indian tourists were killed after a speedboat carrying holidaymakers overturned near Vietnam’s popular Phu Quoc Island, turning what was meant to be the final outing of their trip into a tragedy. Rescue teams rushed to the scene after the accident, while the Indian Embassy in Vietnam coordinated with local authorities to assist the victims and their families. The speedboat, operated by Ocean Pear Island Company, was carrying 32 Indian tourists and four crew members from Hon May