The survivors were found clinging to a fish trap and floating debris at sea three days after the boat sank.
Minister Kondapalli Srinivas stayed at the Shamshabad airport through Monday night, receiving the remains flown in via Mumbai and consoling the families before the bodies were sent to Kadapa, Machilipatnam and Hindupur
The remains of Nallapeta Adiseshaiah Ravi Teja, Gelli Jaya Lakshmi and Mudium Sreedhar are to be flown home; the injured Gelli Kishore remains critical and may be moved to Ho Chi Minh City
10 victims hailed from Tamil Nadu
Fifteen Indian tourists have died after their speedboat capsized off Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island.
The YSRCP chief urges Central and State governments to provide all support to those stranded and intensify rescue operations to locate the missing ones
At least 15 Indian tourists have tragically lost their lives and several others have been injured after a speedboat capsized near Phu Quoc Island in Vietnam on July 11. The vessel was reportedly carrying 32 Indian tourists and four crew members when the accident occurred near Hon May Rut Ngoai island.
Officials informed that preliminary information suggested some tourists from Andhra Pradesh, who had travelled to Vietnam for a vacation, were believed to be involved in the mishap.
"One fisherman has been rescued by a cruise ship, while search operations are underway for the remaining six," Vizag Fishing Boats Association president Lakshman Rao told PTI
Witnesses say the boat may have been carrying more than 200 passengers.
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