
2 min readUpdated: Jul 11, 2026 04:13 PM IST
At least 15 people, including Indian tourists, died as a boat capsized near Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island Saturday, news agency Reuters reported citing local reports. Search and rescue operations are on, and the Indian mission has set up control rooms in the area, the Indian Embassy in Hanoi said.
The speedboat was carrying 32 Indian tourists and four crew members from Hon May Rut to An Thoi Port when it capsized about 400 metres off Hon May Rut Ngoai, throwing everyone on board into the sea, PTI reported citing Vietnamese news portal VN Express International.
Exact details of the incident are being investigated by local authorities, the embassy said.
#WATCH | A tourist boat carrying several Indian nationals capsized near Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam.
Video Source: Voice of Vietnam (VOV) https://t.co/lF8oA6zwci pic.twitter.com/Ko9GUUuUKY
— ANI (@ANI) July 11, 2026
“In a tragic incident, a boat carrying several Indian tourists has capsized near Phu Quoc Island in Vietnam,” the embassy said in a post on social media platform X. It said control rooms have been established at the Consulate General of India in Ho Chi Minh City and at the Embassy in Hanoi to provide information and assistance.
In a tragic incident, a boat carrying several Indian tourists has capsized near Phu Quoc Island in Vietnam a few hours ago.
Exact details of the incident are being ascertained as search and rescue operations by local authorities are ongoing.
In order to provide information…
— India in Vietnam (@AmbHanoi) July 11, 2026
The first control room can be reached at: +84 36 281 7930, +84 91 552 37 14 and +84 33 452 0414. The other one in Hanoi can be reached at: +84 91 308 9165 They are available for any assistance and queries, the Indian mission said.
Phu Quoc, Vietnam’s largest island, is one of the country’s most popular tourist destination.
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