Incident near Phu Quoc

A boat accident off Vietnam’s Phu Quoc island has drawn attention after authorities released the names of 32 Indian nationals who were on board when the vessel capsized.

List of Indian passengers

The published list includes: Balasubramani Palanisamy, Selvam Pichai, Senthilkumar Jayavel, Sivakumar Muthukumarasamy, Nirmalkumar Sethuraman, Murugaprabhu Arumugam, Ruban Selvanathan Jacob Yesupatham, Sridhar Dharmarajan, Vigneshwar Radhakrishnan Gopal, Ramasubbu Annavi, Abuthalka Jahinudeen, Sridhar Sundarrajan, Vamsheedhar Sellur Ramaraj, Senchadheival Kuppusamy, Nagalamadugu Sohan, Nallabetta Adiseshayya Raviteja, Shaik Abdullah Abdul Majeed, Rajeev Kalaivanan, Balaji Nadesan, Vinayakumar Siddiparambu Bhaskara, Ravishankar Sukumaran, Vipal Uthamchand, Santhoshkumar Santhilal Jain, Babu Kuppusamy, Alagarajan Sivasamy, Vasanthakumar Anandan, Sridhar Mudiyam, Jayalakshmi Kelly, Kishore Kelly, Avikad Cherian Thomas Thomas, Loveni Thomas, and Rameshkumar Pachaiyappan.

Consular support and contact numbers

Following the incident, the Indian Vice Consulate in the Ho Chi Minh region has set up a control room. Those seeking information have been asked to contact +84362817930, +84915523714, or +84334520414.

Casualty reports

Reports indicate that 15 people have died in the accident, while two others are said to be in critical condition.