Vietnam boat tragedy: Bodies of 15 victims to be flown to Mumbai tonight, says Indian embassy | Today’s news

The Indian Embassy in Vietnam said on Monday that the bodies of 15 Indian nationals who were killed in a boat capsizing incident near Hon May Rut Ngoai Island off Phu Quoc Island on Saturday will be repatriated in the coming hours. According to the Indian Embassy in Hanoi, the remains of the victims will be repatriated from Ho Chi Minh City to India on Monday via Vietnam Airlines flight VN979.

“The flight is scheduled to depart Ho Chi Minh City at 6:00 pm local time and arrive at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM) in Mumbai at 2135 hours IST,” the Indian embassy said.