At about 7:15 pm on February 21, on Thac Ba Lake, passing through Lang Can village, Bao Ai commune, Lao Cai province, a serious waterway traffic accident occurred, leaving 6 people missing.
At the above time, a passenger ship with license plate YB0876H carrying 23 people, including the driver, was moving in the direction from Yen Binh commune to Cam Nhan commune.
When arriving at the above area, this vehicle collided with ship YB0919, owned by Marble Vietnam Mineral Company, driven by Mr. Nguyen Van Tham, born in 1984, residing in Cam Nhan commune.
According to the initial presentation, ship YB0919 has full registration and inspection; the driver has a ship driving license as prescribed. At the time of the collision, the ship was carrying 515 tons of stone, moving from Luc Yen commune to Yen Binh commune.
Meanwhile, vessel YB0876H is owned by Mr. Tran Anh Tuan, born in 1979, residing in Bao Ai commune; the driver is Trieu Van Noi, born in 1995, residing in Cam Nhan commune. It is known that Mr. Tuan bought the vessel from Mr. Dang Ngoc Chien but has not completed the procedures for transferring ownership according to regulations.
Updated at 10:15 am on December 22, functional forces have only found the body of a boy. The remaining 5 people are still trying to be searched for.
Previously, on February 19, 2026, a small boat carrying 7 people from the same family encountered an accident on the Gianh River (Quang Tri province).
According to information from functional agencies, the boat suddenly capsized while moving through a deep water section.
As a result, 2 people died, 2 people went missing.
On July 19, 2025, in Quang Ninh, a tourist boat capsizing in Ha Long Bay shocked public opinion at home and abroad.
The tourist boat named "Green Bay 58" carrying dozens of tourists visiting the bay encountered a sudden storm and capsized in the sea.
The death toll reached 35 people, many victims were children; some people went missing for many days afterwards.
This is considered one of the most serious waterway accidents in recent years, posing major issues regarding weather forecasts, vehicle safety standards and waterway tourism management.
In April 2025, the HOSEI CROWN ship was on its way from Chua Ve port, Hai Phong to the Philippines; at a location about 20 nautical miles south of buoy No. 0 of Hai Phong channel, about 45 nautical miles northwest of Bach Long Vi island, it collided with fishing boat TH 92686TS, causing the fishing boat to sink.
The collision in the sea area in Hai Phong killed 4 crew members of a fishing boat.
Not only tourist routes or large rivers, small boat capsizes on lakes and near-shore seas also occur continuously.
In the sea area of Ky Anh town (Ha Tinh province) on May 26, 2025, a fisherman's basket boat capsized while fishing near the shore.
In the afternoon of April 29, 2024, a group of 7 people invited each other to play on the Be River branch (section passing through Tan Hai hamlet, Loc Phu commune, old Loc Ninh district, Binh Phuoc). When they reached the middle of the river, the boat capsized, 2 people luckily swam ashore, and the remaining 3 people drowned and sank in the middle of the river.
