Overview

• Rescuers have retrieved 35 bodies and continue to search for four people still unaccounted for after the Wonder Sea overturned on July 19.
• The tour boat carried more than 50 people, including over 20 children, when sudden torrential rain and hail caused it to capsize.
• Vietnam Coast Guard, border guards, navy units and diving teams deployed 27 vessels and two rescue crafts in overnight recovery operations.
• Pham Minh Chinh has directed the defense and public security ministries to investigate weather preparedness, vessel integrity and certification processes.
• The disaster echoes last year’s 30 ship losses in Quang Ninh during Typhoon Yagi and a recent ferry sinking near Bali, highlighting ongoing regional maritime safety gaps.