Twelve people, including 10 foreigners, were killed Thursday when the boat they were traveling in plunged into the picturesque Halong Bay, one of the worst accidents involving tourists in Vietnam. Authorities were investigating what had caused the 'Truong Hai 06' sank before dawn with 27 people on board when it was anchored in the bay, one of the main attractions in the country.
"The water entered the ship at about five o'clock, when the tourists were sleeping," said Le Nhu Thieu, deputy director of the office of the provincial people's committee of Quang Ninh. The police investigators and embassy staff were interviewing the 15 survivors, shaken and wrapped in blankets, were brought ashore in boats.
Halong Bay, a UNESCO world heritage and dotted with more than 1,900 islands of green tones, was closed and tours of the caves were canceled. Meanwhile, still arriving busloads of tourists hoping to spend the night on overnight trips in boats. The bodies of two Vietnamese, two American, two Russians, two Swedes, a Briton, a Frenchman, a Japanese and a Swiss lined covered with white sheets in the morgue of the hospital Bai Chay.
Thieu said the ship sent a distress signal when the boats sank and they were close to those who came to help could come to the surface. Photographs of the provincial government website showed divers Quang Ninh near what appeared to be the mast of the boat from the water and the typical background stone islet in the midst of the fog.
The sinking was the deadliest accident in Halong Bay, located about 200 kilometers northeast of Hanoi, a group that attracts tens of thousands of local and foreign visitors each year, most of whom are embarking on cruises include a night on the boat. The weather was good and the causes of the sinking remains unknown, said Ngo Van Hung, director of management of the bay, told Reuters.
Vietnam received 4.6 million foreign visitors in the first 11 months of last year, up 36.5 percent over the same period of 2009 and exceeding the target of 4.5 million visitors throughout 2010, according to the authority country's tourism 
"The water entered the ship at about five o'clock, when the tourists were sleeping," said Le Nhu Thieu, deputy director of the office of the provincial people's committee of Quang Ninh. The police investigators and embassy staff were interviewing the 15 survivors, shaken and wrapped in blankets, were brought ashore in boats.
Halong Bay, a UNESCO world heritage and dotted with more than 1,900 islands of green tones, was closed and tours of the caves were canceled. Meanwhile, still arriving busloads of tourists hoping to spend the night on overnight trips in boats. The bodies of two Vietnamese, two American, two Russians, two Swedes, a Briton, a Frenchman, a Japanese and a Swiss lined covered with white sheets in the morgue of the hospital Bai Chay.
Thieu said the ship sent a distress signal when the boats sank and they were close to those who came to help could come to the surface. Photographs of the provincial government website showed divers Quang Ninh near what appeared to be the mast of the boat from the water and the typical background stone islet in the midst of the fog.
The sinking was the deadliest accident in Halong Bay, located about 200 kilometers northeast of Hanoi, a group that attracts tens of thousands of local and foreign visitors each year, most of whom are embarking on cruises include a night on the boat. The weather was good and the causes of the sinking remains unknown, said Ngo Van Hung, director of management of the bay, told Reuters.
Vietnam received 4.6 million foreign visitors in the first 11 months of last year, up 36.5 percent over the same period of 2009 and exceeding the target of 4.5 million visitors throughout 2010, according to the authority country's tourism
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