{"id":1117,"date":"2011-05-10T05:07:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-10T05:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/?p=1117"},"modified":"2011-05-10T05:07:00","modified_gmt":"2011-05-10T05:07:00","slug":"tourists-make-lucky-escape-as-another-boat-sinks-in-vietnams-halong-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2011\/05\/tourists-make-lucky-escape-as-another-boat-sinks-in-vietnams-halong-bay\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourists make lucky escape as another boat sinks in Vietnam&#8217;s Halong Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_HWU3wX2cDLQ\/SOtKMe0ZCdI\/AAAAAAAADRQ\/I5-xUANGKkM\/s1600\/boat_at_ha_long_bay.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"cursor: pointer; width: 420px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_HWU3wX2cDLQ\/SOtKMe0ZCdI\/AAAAAAAADRQ\/I5-xUANGKkM\/s1600\/boat_at_ha_long_bay.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Heavy traffic on Halong Bay (file picture)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Source:<\/span> <\/span><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chinapost.com.tw\/\">www.chinapost.com.tw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A group of French travelers had a lucky escape in Vietnam when their tour boat sank on Halong Bay, the party&#8217;s leader said on Monday, in an eerie echo of an accident earlier this year that killed 12.<\/p>\n<p>There were no injuries in the latest incident, which involved 28 French tourists on Sunday afternoon at the popular visitor attraction, said Josette Farret, a 65-year-old who was among those on board.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe felt that there were some technical problems before the departure of the boat, which was in poor condition,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>According to Dang Huy Hau, government vice-president in Quang Ninh province, the boat went down after a collision with another craft delivering water, but Farret insisted there was \u201cabsolutely no collision\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Hau said an investigation would be conducted after the boat is salvaged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody aboard the tourist vessel was transferred to another boat before it completely sank,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In Vietnam&#8217;s worst tourism accident, 11 tourists and their guide died in February when a boat sank in Halong Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage site known for its stunning limestone cliffs, about 160 kilometers (100 miles) from Hanoi.<\/p>\n<p>A senior provincial official said water leakage resulting from human error was the most likely cause. The boat&#8217;s captain and engineer were arrested for investigation over alleged safety violations.<\/p>\n<p>The local travel agency that organized the February tour was unlicensed and the tour guide unregistered, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>After the tragedy, a safety inspection of 135 tour boats found 98 with a variety of minor technical or safety problems, Hau said, adding that owners of the boats had been ordered to correct the problems immediately.<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Galaviz, a tourism sector economist at Galaviz &#038; Co. consultancy, said in February that the fatal sinking was an indication of a continued lack of attention to safeguards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSafety standards for tourism must be taken seriously by the Vietnamese government if the country wants to protect its long-term tourism image,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe public relations impact of incidents such as these are far and wide.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heavy traffic on Halong Bay (file picture) Source: www.chinapost.com.tw A group of French travelers had a lucky escape in Vietnam when their tour boat sank on Halong Bay, the party&#8217;s leader said on Monday, in an eerie echo of an accident earlier this year that killed 12. 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