Vietnamese police arrested on Sunday the captain of a speedboat that capsized near southern Phu Quoc island, killing 15 Indian tourists, authorities said. Police in southern An Giang province said they arrested the 57-year-old captain of the boat for "violations of laws" resulting in the capsize.

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

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.

Boat was transporting 32 tourists and four crew members when it overturned near Phu Quoc