Vietnam boat tragedy: captain arrested, bodies being sent back
Hanoi, July 13 -- The bodies of the 15 Indian tourists who were killed in a boat accident off Vietnam's Phu Quoc Island have been sent to Ho Chi Minh City from where they will be transported to India, the Indian mission said on Sunday. The Indian Embassy in Hanoi also said that 16 of the 17 rescued Indian tourists are on their way back home. One, who is in critical condition, is hospitalised in Phu Quoc.
The 15 were killed when a speedboat carrying 32 tourists from India and four local crew members capsized near Hon May Rut Ngoai off Phu Quoc Island on Saturday. "The mortal remains of the 15 Indians are being transported to Ho Chi Minh City and will reach there by this evening," the embassy said in a post on X. "After completion of formalities at Ho Chi Minh the mortal remains would be transported to India," it said. The embassy said its teams were coordinating with the Vietnamese authorities, who have assured all assistance for the earliest transportation of the mortal remains to India. P4...
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