Vietnam speedboat capsize: 15 killed with dozens rescued - BBC News

Local media say 21 people were saved after the boat overturned in rough seas near an island in south Vietnam.

Image source, AFP via Getty ImagesImage caption, Ambulances line up on a pier to help victims after a tourist vessel capsized off Phu Quoc island in southern Vietnam

Fifteen people have died after a speedboat carrying Indian tourists capsized near a island in the south of Vietnam, local media report citing regional authorities.

They say 32 Indians and four crew were on board the vessel, which overturned about 400 metres (1,312 ft) from Hon May Rut Ngoai island in rough sea conditions on Saturday.

Several tourist vessels in the area quickly came to the rescue, finding many passengers trapped inside the boat, Vietnam's VnExpress said. Some reports suggest all the victims were Indian citizens. Twenty one people were saved.

Hon May Rut Ngoai - a tiny island in the An Thoi Archipelago in the Gulf of Thailand - attracts many tourists for island-hopping boat tours.