According to local reports, at least 34 people are dead after a sudden thunderstorm on Saturday has received a tourist boat in Vietnam in Vietnam.
The ship, called Wonder Seas, wore 48 passengers and five crew members during a sightseeing excursion from HA Long Bay, a popular destination for visitors, cited by the Associated Press cited by reports.
Rescue workers saved 11 people and recovered the dead near the Kapseis site, said VNEXPRESSKRANT. Search teams are frantically looking for the missing victims of the disaster.
Survivors of the capsized boat in Vietnam were saved on Saturday. (Associated Press)
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Video images show two annoyed survivors who are saved on a smaller boat while jerky water rocks the ship from left to right, which illustrates the raw conditions at sea.
Images also show various people on the hull of the Kapseiswonder Zeeboot waiting to be saved.
The boat was turned upside down because of strong wind, the newspaper said. A 14-year-old boy was one of the survivors and he was saved for four hours after being caught in the fallen hull.
People are on a tourist boat that capsized in Ha Long Bay, the province of Quang Ninh on July 19, 2025. At least 34 people are dead after a sudden thunderstorm has caused the ship. (AFP via Getty Images)
“Although the ship destroyed and the passenger compartment was locked, there was still an opening of approximately 50-60 cm [20 to 24 inches]Enough for oxygen to come in, so that the baby was still alive, “Bui Cong Han, deputy branch of the HA Long Cruise Ship Association“ told Vnexpress.
“Saviders then broke the window and put the victim in a lifeboat.”
Hospital director Le Ngoc Dung said that a 10-year-old boy was also one of the saved and is currently in a stable state in the Bai Chay Hospital, according to the outlet.
Rescuers help survivors of a capsized boat in Vietnam on July 19, 2025. (Associated Press)
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A group of 15 divers went into the sea to look for victims and survivors.
An eyewitness told AFP News Agency that heaven became darker on Saturday around 2 p.m. on Saturday.
There were “hailstones as big as toes with heavy rain, thunderstorms and lightning,” he said, according to the BBC.
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Tourist boats travel on October 24, 2015 in HA Long Bay in Vietnam. (AP Photo/Huy Han)
Ha Long Bay is located in the province of Quang Ninh in the north of Vietnam and is one of the most iconic natural sights in the country, with more than 1600 limestone islands and islands. “Ha Long”, means “falling dragon”, and the local folklore says that the islands were formed by the tail of a dragon that collides in the sea.
The Associated Press has contributed to this report.
