A tourist boat returning from an island trip in southern Vietnam capsized on Saturday, killing 15 Indian visitors, state media reported. The speedboat was carrying 32 Indian tourists and four crew members when it overturned about 400 metres (1,310 feet) from Hon May Rut Ngoai Island, which is near Phu Quoc, Vietnam’s l
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A tourist boat returning from an island trip in southern Vietnam capsized on Saturday, killing 15 Indian visitors, state media reported. The speedboat was carrying 32 Indian tourists and four crew members when it overturned about 400 metres (1,310 feet) from Hon May Rut Ngoai Island, which is near Phu Quoc, Vietnam’s l
A boat returning from an island trip in southern Vietnam capsized on Saturday, killing 15 Indian tourists less than half a kilometre (0.30 mile) from shore, as passengers shouted for help, officials and a witness said.
The Independent reported the story as "15 Indian tourists killed when a speedboat capsizes in southern Vietnam." South China Morning Post reported the story as "Vietnam tourist speedboat capsizes, killing 15 Indian tourists."
2 sources have covered this story, including South China Morning Post and The Independent. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 3 hours ago.
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