Hanoi, July 11 -- Fifteen people were killed after a boat carrying Indian tourists capsized near Vietnam's southern Phu Quoc island on Saturday afternoon, according to local media reports.
The vessel was carrying 32 Indian tourists along with four crew and service members when it overturned in waters off Phu Quoc, local outlet VnExpress reported.
According to information from the Phu Quoc Special Economic Zone authorities, at approximately 1 p.m., a speedboat belonging to Ocean Pear Island Company, piloted by Nguyen Hong Hai (57), was carrying 32 Indian tourists along with three crew members and one flight attendant from Hon May Rut to An Thoi Port, about 25 km from Phu Quoc Airport.
Approximately 400 metres from Hon May Rut Ngoai Island...