A boat carrying Indian tourists capsized near Vietnam's Phu Quoc Island on Saturday, prompting ongoing rescue operations and support efforts by the Indian Embassy in Hanoi.

HANOI -- Fifteen people were killed after a boat capsized off Vietnam's southern Phu Quoc island on Saturday afternoon, local media VnExpress reported.

Search and rescue operations are underway after the boat capsized, the Indian Embassy said. | World News

At least 15 Indian tourists have died after a speedboat capsized near Phu Quoc Island in southern Vietnam, local authorities told news agency AP. Authorities said the boat was…

The 15 who died were reportedly Indian tourists. Twenty-one people survived the accident.