Boat carrying tourists capsizes off Vietnam's Phu Quoc island, killing 15

Speedboat capsizes off Vietnam's Phu Quoc island, killing 15 Indian tourists

The PrintA speedboat carrying tourists capsized off Phu Quoc island in southern Vietnam, killing at least 15 people, the majority of them Indian nationals. Rescue operations were launched in the waters off the popular resort island. Indian Prime Minister Modi publicly reacted to the disaster and directed diplomatic and consular assistance for the affected families. An Indian regional politician separately expressed shock at the loss of Telugu-speaking tourists from his state. A separate boat accident off Bali the same period killed two Chinese nationals.