Quang Ninh: DNA analysis results confirmed that the body found on the afternoon of July 26 was Hoang Van Thai, 40 years old, the last missing victim of the capsized ship Vinh Xanh 58.
The body was discovered at 2:30 p.m. on July 26 in the Hang Trong area of Ha Long Bay, about 10 kilometers from the capsized boat. Because the body was deformed, authorities took a DNA sample and the result was that it was Mr. Thai.
On July 19, Mr. Thai, his wife and two children from Hanoi boarded the Blue Bay 58 to visit Ha Long Bay. At around 1:30 p.m., the ship encountered a storm and capsized, causing 46 passengers and 3 crew members to fall into the sea.
Mr. Thai gave his life jacket to his 10-year-old son, who then went missing. His son was in the overturned ship’s hold until 5:55 p.m. when two rescuers approached and saved him. Mr. Thai’s wife and daughter died.
On July 23, at the National Children’s Hospital, Major General Tran Van Phuc, Director of Quang Ninh Provincial Police, visited, supported 200 million VND and sponsored Mr. Thai’s son until he was an adult.
The Green Bay 58 capsized, killing 39 people, the largest boat accident in Vietnam in the past 20 years. Previously, on February 26, 2022, a canoe carrying 39 passengers from Cu Lao Cham Island to Cua Dai Port (Da Nang) capsized, killing 17 people . In July 2011, a tourist boat carrying 21 people sank in Ha Long Bay, killing 12 people , mostly foreign tourists.
Source: vnexpress.net
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