Boat sinks killing 12 in Vietnam

Twelve people aboard a tour boat were said to be among the dead after the vessel sank in Vietnam’s scenic Ha Long Bay today.

Boat sinks killing 12 in Vietnam
Thu, 17 Feb, 2011 - 07:10

Twelve people aboard a tour boat were said to be among the dead after the vessel sank in Vietnam’s scenic Ha Long Bay today.

Officials said 11 tourists and a Vietnamese guide died when the live-aboard boat with 21 foreigners on board went down at about 5am local time near Titov island. The total number of people on the boat was not immediately known.

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