Junge survives boat accident in Vietnam thanks to the air pocket
Junge survives boat accident in Vietnam thanks to the air pocket
A boy survived the sinking of a tourist boat in Vietnam, in which dozens of people were killed in one Air cushion of the capsized ship hid. The 10-year-old boy with his family was in the famous Ha Long Bay when the ship was hit by a sudden storm. He was captured in the boat during the caps and found refuge in an underwater air cushion where he was persecuted and waited for help.
rescue and emotional condition of the survivor
he was finally found relatively intact by rescue teams, but showed signs of psychological stress. According to reports from Vietnamnet, it was warmed up and taken to a nearby hospital. "Everything happened so quickly," said the boy. "I tried to get out and then the soldiers saved me."
search and rescue operations last
The search and rescue campaigns for missing passengers and crew members continue after the excursion boat Wonder Sea in a storm kentert . However, these missions are hindered by unfavorable weather conditions. According to the state media, at least 37 people are confirmed after the accident, although the number could continue to increase. Vietnam News reported that 53 passengers and crew members were on board and that 10 people were saved.
experiences of further survivors
Another survivor, a 36-year-old Vietnamese, described how he left the capsized boat by leaving his life vest and swimming through an underwater window. The fire extinguisher Dang Anh Tuan remembered the moment when the ship suddenly wanted to capsize during the bad weather, which hardly left the passengers to react.
"It was raining for about 15 minutes, and then the boat began to fluctuate violently. Tables and chairs were pushed around, and seconds later the boat tipped over," Tuan reported the Associated Press news agency. He said that the boat was quickly filled with water and that he lost the orientation. "I tried to breathe. But more and more water penetrated. I took a deep breath, freed myself from my lifeguard and dived. I saw a light beam and followed him to escape," he said.
Waiting for rescue
Tuan and several others who were on board clung to the capsized boat and waited two hours in the pouring rain until the rescue workers arrived. He was on vacation with eleven friends from the university in the popular tourist area of Vietnam. Only three survived from their group.
Details on the catastrophe
VN Express reported that the Wonder Sea got into a storm at around 1:30 p.m. local time (2:30 a.m. ET) that led to the cap of the ship. Most passengers came from the Vietnamese capital Hanoi and traveled in families. According to VN Express, the oldest passenger was 53 years old and the youngest was only 3 years old. Over 20 children were on board, as Vnexpress reported. The capsized occurred near the Dau Go Höhle - one of the biggest caves in the bay.
The HA Long Bucht is a popular tourist location and a Unesco-world culture which consists of about 1,600 lime islands and
The reporting comes from CNN’s Eve Brennan, Max Saltman and Tuanh Dam.
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