12 tourists from 9 nations die on Vietnam tour
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12 tourists died including 10 foreigners and one overseas Vietnamese after a tourist boat sank in Vietnam's picturesque Ha Long Bay today morning, a source told Tuoi Tre Online.
By 10 am, rescue forces have saved 9 foreign tourists, one captain and four crew members.
By 12h noon, they have found 12 dead bodies.
Below is the list of victims from Vietnamplus.
List of perished victims
1. Mccormick Stuart (male- born in 1980): UK
2. Pyle Holly Michelle (female- 1985): US
3. Taylor Samantha Kay (female- 1989): US
4. Voropinova Elena (female- 1962): Russian
5. Voropinova Anastasia (female- 1987): Russian
6. Nakahara Jumpei (male- 1990): Japanese
7. Noblecourt Laetitia Francoise Monique (female- 1983): French
8. Bankestad Viola Birgitta (female- 1991): Swede
9. Krok Anna Ellen (female- 1990): Swede
10. Gerber Baniamin Charly (male- 1985): Swiss
11. Đinh Văn Thắng (male- 1983): Vietnamese
12. Lâm Ngọc Châu (male- 1979): Vietnamese-Australian (Australian passport)
List of saved tourists
1. Stobbe Marie Elisabeth (female- born 1990): Danish
2. Pedersen Kasper Kammersgaard (male- born 1987): Danish
3. Scattarelli Claudio (male- 1990): German
4. Sacconi Stefand (male- 1978): Italian
5. Corda Stefand (male-1975): Italian
6. Fosmire George William (male-1988): US
7. Nguyễn Khương Duy (Male-1975): Vietnamese-Australian
8. Abrard James Dany Michel Eddy (male- 1983): French
9. Smhidli Ramona (female- 1990): Swiss
Nguyen Manh Ha, deputy chief of the Ha Long Bay Management Board, said that the boat, belonging to Truong Hai Company, sank at around 4.45 am near Ti Top Island.
Ha said that aboard the ship were 26 people including one captain, four crew members, one tour guide, and 20 foreign tourists.
The weather was normal at that time.
The victims were sleeping when the boat sank.
Many Ha Long Bay tour boats have dining facilities and cabins for tourists to spend the night on the waters.
The tourists boarded the vessel yesterday.
The captain is Nguyen Van Minh, 22.
According to initial sources, a wooden board in the engine room became cracked, letting sea water in, causing the boat to capsize.
Ha Long Bay, about 100 miles east of the capital Hanoi, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1994.
