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Vietnam boat tragedy: Kerala confirms Kottarakkara couple among 15 Indians killed


Vietnam Coast Guard Region 4 Command capsize the tourist boat carrying Indian tourist stranded near Hon May Rut Ngoai Island off Phu Quoc Special Zone, in An Giang on Saturday, July 11, 2026.
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Kerala government on Saturday confirmed that two Keralites were among the 15 persons who died in the tourist boat mishap in Vietnam.

A statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said that the Indian Embassy in Vietnam has officially confirmed that A C Thomas (57) and his wife Loveni Thomas (56) died in the accident. Both were natives of Kottarakkara, it said.

Fifteen Indian tourists were killed in the incident on Saturday, according to Vietnamese media reports.

The speedboat was carrying 32 Indian tourists and four crew members when the accident occurred. It capsized about 400 metres off Hon May Rut Ngoai, an island in the An Thoi archipelago off the coast of Phu Quoc, Vietnamese news portal VN Express International reported.

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Ambulances line up on a pier to help victims of a boating accident after a tourist vessel capsized off Phu Quoc Island in southern Vietnam's An Giang Province on July 11, 2026. At least 15 people were killed when a tourist boat capsized off an island in Vietnam's south, state media reported on July 11
Vietnam Coast Guard Region 4 Command personnel rescue the tourists as they capsize the tourist boat carrying Indian tourist stranded near Hon May Rut Ngoai Island off Phu Quoc Special Zone, in An Giang on Saturday, July 11, 2026.

Published on July 11, 2026

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