The Khoi Nguyen 18, carrying 62 people, sank in the East Sea, with Vietnam and China coordinating efforts that had rescued 45 people alive as of noon on July 26.

A fishing boat from Quang Ngai province sank after encountering a severe squall in waters near Truong Sa (Spratly Islands), with 33 of the 36 fishermen on board rescued and three still missing.

The health condition of the last patient receiving treatment following the deadly boat capsize off Phu Quoc has shown positive signs of improvement after three more days of intensive care, Cho Ray Hospital in HCM City said on July 16.

India's Ambassador to Vietnam, Tshering Sherpa, has thanked the Vietnamese government and people for their swift assistance and support following the tourist boat accident off Phu Quoc that claimed 15 lives.

Vietnam has launched a coordinated national response after a tourist speedboat carrying Indian visitors capsized off Phu Quoc, killing 15 people and prompting rescue efforts, diplomatic coordination and a nationwide safety review.

A tourist speedboat carrying Indian visitors capsized off Phu Quoc Island in southern Vietnam on July 11, leaving 15 people dead and 21 others rescued, according to authorities in An Giang Province.

Emergency teams are combing coastal areas in Da Nang after a Russian woman vanished while on a beach walk with her family.

Four members of the same family died after a small boat overturned on a river in Ha Tinh Province on Tuesday evening.

A sugar factory in Nghe An has suffered a serious incident during a storm, with an estimated 2,000 tonnes of molasses spilling into the surrounding area.

After more than a day of searching, local authorities have recovered the body of a Korean national who went missing while paddleboarding on Da Den Lake in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam aims to cut electricity-related fires and electrocution accidents by up to 50% by 2035 under a newly approved national programme on safe electricity use for the 2026–2035 period.

Emergency forces rescued a young boy who became trapped between two residential walls during a rooftop climb.

A group of eight Vietnamese workers encountered a sea accident triggered by large waves in Japan’s Fukui prefecture on March 21, leaving one person dead, three missing and one injured receiving treatment in hospital.

Rescue forces have recovered the final five bodies in the passenger boat sinking on Thac Ba Lake in Lao Cai, bringing the total number of victims found to six nearly a day after the accident.

A boat carrying 23 passengers overturned on Thac Ba Lake in Lao Cai province on February 21, leaving six people missing.

Two teenage boys from Gia Lai were rescued after drifting more than 40km on Se San hydropower lake due to fuel exhaustion and disorientation.

Group swept away by strong waves; emergency responders rescue four as one battles for life.

A massive cargo vessel drifted off course and became stranded off Thanh Hoa’s coast as Storm No. 5 struck northern Vietnam.

The mother’s body was recovered, but search efforts continue for her daughter who remains missing after flash flooding.