A boat in Vietnam capsized Saturday, killing 15 Indian nationals. Image courtesy of UPI
July 11 (UPI) -- A speedboat capsized off the coast of Phu Quoc Island in Vietnam Saturday, killing 15 Indian tourists aboard.
There were a total of 32 Indians aboard the boat, plus crew members. Of them, 13 men and two women died.
The boat capsized around 440 yards off Hon May Rut Ngoai, which is an island in the An Thoi archipelago off the coast of Phu Quoc, the Hindustan Times reported.
Several tourist boats in the area quickly came to the rescue, finding some passengers trapped inside the boat, the BBC reported.
