Is there a May Day holiday in Vietnam?

It seems that it was released, because I found this not very good news:

Vietnam local officials confirmed on May 1 that Ca Mau Province, the southernmost province of the country, on April 30 A serious shipwreck occurred on the afternoon of the same day. A fishing boat carrying 200 teachers and students from a local school ran aground and sank. At least 22 people died and about 70 people were missing.

The wrecked fishing boat illegally carried passengers

As one of Vietnam’s public holidays, the May Day International Labor Day is also the country’s peak tourism season. Around May Day, a large number of tourist groups gathered in some beautiful waters in southern Vietnam. In order to visit coastal islands, tourists often rent local private fishing boats.

What happened this time was a private fishing boat temporarily rented by a school in Vietnam. It is understood that the school organized about 200 teachers and students on April 30 to take a four-day holiday trip to Honghuai Island, about 15 nautical miles away from the coast. But not long after they boarded the fishing boat, the boat suddenly struck a reef and sank midway. After subsequent investigation, it was found that the fishing boat was illegally carrying passengers without registration and approval. Not only did it not have enough lifebuoys and life jackets on board, but the drainage pump was also in disrepair.

The youngest victim was only 8 years old

It is reported that the age of the students on the boat were mainly 12-15 years old, and many of them did not have the ability to protect themselves. The number of teachers and fishermen who organized the tour at that time There were very few, so it was impossible to quickly rescue the children who fell into the water. After learning about the shipwreck, the local police and military in Vietnam immediately dispatched rescue ships to the area where the shipwreck occurred. It is reported that the highest number of people rescued reached 1,000.

However, due to the suddenness of the incident, the rescuers were unable to rescue all the children who fell into the water at the first time. Later that day, rescuers only rescued 110 people who fell into the water, and also fished out 22 bodies. The youngest drowned person was only 8 years old. Currently, about 70 people are still missing, and their chances of survival are slim.