Vietnam boat tragedy: Indian Embassy releases list of 15 victims; efforts underway to support affected families
Among the 21 survivors were the vessel's 4 crew members, as well as 17 of the 32 Indians onboard, who had been administered first aid as soon as they were brought to the shore
Among the 21 survivors were the vessel's 4 crew members, as well as 17 of the 32 Indians onboard, who had been administered first aid as soon as they were brought to the shore.
Among the 21 survivors were the vessel's 4 crew members, as well as 17 of the 32 Indians onboard, who had been administered first aid as soon as they were brought to the shore.
Among the 21 survivors were the vessel's 4 crew members, as well as 17 of the 32 Indians onboard, who had been administered first aid as soon as they were brought to the shore.
The Indian Embassy in Vietnam on Saturday released a list of the 15 Indians who died after a speedboat capsized off Hon May Rut (May Rut Island) in the waters of the Phu Quoc Special Economic Zone.
Vietnamese authorities are currently probing whether the accident, that led to all 36 aboard the AG 26751 falling in the sea, was caused due to a malfunction or bad weather.
"It is with profound grief that we share the list of 15 Indian nationals who have lost their lives in the tragic boat accident near Phuc Quoc Island today. The list has been received from the Vietnamese authorities," the Embassy statement read.
Among the 21 survivors were the vessel's four crew members, as well as 17 of the 32 Indians onboard, who had been administered first aid as soon as they were brought to the shore.
- Senthil Kumar Jayavel - Tamil Nadu
- Muruga Prabhu Arumugam - Tamil Nadu
- Sridhar Sundararajan - Tamil Nadu
- Shaik Abdullah Abdul Majeed - Tamil Nadu
- Balaji Natesan - Tamil Nadu
- Vinaya Kumar Chithapuram Bhaskara - Tamil Nadu
- Ravisankar Sugumaran - Tamil Nadu
- Santosh Kumar Shantilaljain - Tamil Nadu
- Babu Kuppuswamy - Tamil Nadu
- Alagurajan Sivasamy - Tamil Nadu
- Nallapeta Adiseshaiah Raviteja - Andhra Pradesh
- Sreedhar Mudiam - Andhra Pradesh
- Jaya Lakshmi Gelli - Andhra Pradesh
- Avicot Cheriyan Thomas - Kerala
- Loveni Thomas - Kerala
Among those killed were 10 tourists from Tamil Nadu, three from Andhra Pradesh, and two from Kerala.
When the tragedy took place on Saturday afternoon, several nearby tourist boats came to the rescue of the speedboat's passengers as leaders of the Phu Quoc SEZ directed the authorities to urgently coordinate rescue operations.
The An Thoi Border Guard Station then deployed two vessels, alongside 35 officers and soldiers to participate in the rescue operation, in coordination with the navy, coast guard, and other relevant forces.
The Embassy statement added that it was closely coordinating with Vietnamese authorities to extend all possible assistance to the affected families.
"Our Embassy and Consulate are providing all possible assistance. Our officials are also in close contact with the Vietnamese authorities," Indian PM Narendra Modi had written in an X post, condoling the losses.
Vietnamese PM Le Minh Hung also condoled the losses, and instructed the Ministry of Public Security to direct the An Giang Provincial Police and other relevant police units to probe the root cause of the accident.