{"id":1870,"date":"2026-07-14T23:19:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T23:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=1870"},"modified":"2026-07-14T23:19:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T23:19:20","slug":"vietnam-boat-survivor-captain-jumped-so-did-i-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=1870","title":{"rendered":"Vietnam boat survivor: Captain jumped, so did I | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132403292,imgsize-679948,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/vietnam-tragedy.jpg\" alt=\"Vietnam boat survivor: Captain jumped, so did I\" title=\"Phu Quoc chief rejects allegations of delayed rescue\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Phu Quoc chief rejects allegations of delayed rescue\">Phu Quoc chief rejects allegations of delayed rescue<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>CHENNAI: &#8220;It all happened in the blink of an eye, and only those who were seated at the front of the speedboat and jumped into the water after the captain jumped managed to survive,&#8221; Nirmal Kumar, one of the survivors of the July 11 Vietnam boat tragedy, said Tuesday as he exited the airport.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Still visibly shaken, Nirmal said he had not been able to sleep since the mishap.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3>\u2018Availability of medicines on island would\u2019ve saved at least 6 more lives\u2019<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>A storm hit the boat from one side and the captain immediately jumped off. Something came over me, and I also jumped into the water. A few more followed. Only they survived. Since it was a closed boat, those seated in the rear could not get out. It was all over even as the rescue team reached the spot in 10 minutes,\u201d Nirmal Kumar, one of the survivors of the Vietnam boat tragedy recounted.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>He said he lost a childhood friend, adding, \u201cI have to go meet his family.\u201d Nirmal\u2019s colleagues and friends, waiting anxiously at the airport, ran forward and hugged him, with some of them breaking down.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Nirmal was among a group of dealers of a mobile phone company who had gone to Vietnam on a sponsored trip. He said both Indian and Vietnam governments supported the victims, but there was a lack of immediate medical supplies at the site.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Availability of medicines on the island would have saved at least six more lives, he said, adding: \u201cWe have explained this to the Vietnam government.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/vietnam-boat-survivor-captain-jumped-so-did-i\/articleshow\/132403284.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phu Quoc chief rejects allegations of delayed rescue CHENNAI: &#8220;It all happened in the blink of an eye, and only those who were seated at the front of the speedboat and jumped into the water after the captain jumped managed to survive,&#8221; Nirmal Kumar, one of the survivors of the July 11 Vietnam boat tragedy, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1871,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/vietnam-tragedy.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/vietnam-tragedy.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/vietnam-tragedy.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/vietnam-tragedy.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/vietnam-tragedy.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/vietnam-tragedy.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/vietnam-tragedy.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/vietnam-tragedy.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/vietnam-tragedy.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/vietnam-tragedy.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/vietnam-tragedy.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/vietnam-tragedy.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/vietnam-tragedy.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/vietnam-tragedy.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"Phu Quoc chief rejects allegations of delayed rescue CHENNAI: &#8220;It all happened in the blink of an eye, and only those who were seated at the front of the speedboat and jumped into the water after the captain jumped managed to survive,&#8221; 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