State media reported that a tourist boat collided during a sudden thunderstorm in Vietnam during a visit to a sightseeing on Saturday afternoon, killing 18 people and about two dozen others went missing, the state media told.
According to the report, The Wonder C Boat was taking 48 passengers and five crew members during a popular destination Ha Long Bay visit for visitors.
Rescuers rescued 12 people, and recovered 18 bodies near the capsing site, said the Vnexpress newspaper. Twenty -three people are missing.
The newspaper said that the boat was reversed due to strong winds. A 14 -year -old boy was one of the remaining people, and he was rescued four hours after being trapped in a reverberating hull.
The newspaper said that most of the passengers were tourists including about 20 children from Hanoi, the capital of the country.
A tropical storm is also moving towards the area. A national weather forecast said that Tropical storm The next week is expected to hit the northern region of Vietnam, including the coast of Ha Long Bay.
Last year, A Tour Boat in Egypt During a red ocean diving journey, more than half a dozen disappeared.
