18 dead, many missing after Vietnamese tourist boat capsizes

HALONG BAY, QUANG NINH PROVINCE, VIETNAM - JULY 19: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT - 'VIETNAMS'S TRAFFIC POLICE DEPARTMENT / HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) Emergency services attend to a capsized tourist boat, which was believed to be carrying more than 50 passengers on board, in Halong Bay, Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam, on July 19, 2025. At least 18 people have died and 23 are missing after a tourist cruise boat carrying 53 people capsized in Vietnam's Ha Long Bay on Saturday, according to officials. (Photo by Vietnam's Traffic Police Department / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)