HANOI, Jul 20 (NNN-VNA) – The death toll has risen to 28, after a cruise ship capsized in Ha Long Bay, northern Vietnam’s Quang Ninh province, yesterday afternoon.
At around 1:30 p.m. yesterrday, the vessel was caught in a sudden storm. By 2:05 p.m., it had lost contact and subsequently sank, according to the state-owned media.
The vessel was carrying 48 passengers, including 24 men and 24 women, with many of them being young people and children, local newspaper Tien Phong (Pioneer) reported.– NNN-VNA
