Six people from a family who rented the boat were then on board.

As of 9 p.m. the same day, rescuers had yet to find any of the victims.

Also on Wednesday morning, four students from the central province of Ha Tinh drowned at sea, according to Nguyen Quoc Anh – head of Ky Anh District’s education division.

The victims’ bodies were pulled out of the water later the same day, he said.

Source: Tuoi Tre