Kien Giang: Speedboat capsizes, 14 people rescuedVietNamNet Bridge – Fourteen people were rescued on Wednesday evening after their speedboat capsized due to high waves on the way from Nam Du Island to the mainland. Photo: DulichkiengiangThe speedboat met with the accident while travelling some 10km off Lại Son Island, which is one-third the distance from Nam Du Island to the mainland. It is also registered to transport tourists only around Nam Du Island and is not authorised to run from Nam Du to Rach Gia City, both in southern Kien Giang Province. We will conduct further investigation into this accident,” Colonel Dang Van Thong, political commissar of Kien Giang Province Border Guard Command, told Tuoi tre (Youth) newspaper. Earlier on Wednesday morning, the group of 12 tourists from Rach Gia City visited Nam Du Island in Nam Du Commune.

Source: VietNamNet News February 09, 2017 10:18 UTC