2009 Gianh River boat accident

The 2009 Gianh River boat accident occurred on 25 January 2009 on the Gianh River near Quảng Hải Village, in the Quảng Trạch District of Quảng Bình Province in Vietnam.^[1] A wooden boat sank 20 meters from the shore in strong currents during windy conditions. There were reportedly over 80 people on board, yet the boat was capable of carrying only 20. The accident caused 42 deaths and five people were missing. The Prime Minister of Vietnam sent his condolences to the victims' families. The government of Quảng Bình Province decided to cancel the fireworks supposed to take place at midnight the same day, on the eve of Tết, the New Year Day in Vietnam.^[2]

References

↑ "Chìm đò sông Gianh 40 người thiệt mạng" (in Vietnamese). BBC News tiếng Việt. 25 January 2000. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
↑ "40 dead in Vietnam river boat accident: official". Retrieved 26 January 2009.

Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 2009

Shipwrecks	11 Jan: Teratai Prima 25 Jan: Unnamed boat 15 Feb: New Star 19 Feb: Happy 22 Feb: Monte Galineiro 27 Mar: Unnamed migrant vessel 16 Apr: SIEV 36 25 Apr: Princess Taiping 29 Apr: USS Conolly 27 May: USNS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg 30 Jun: Demas Victory 13 Jul: Unnamed ferry 26 Jul: Unnamed migrant boat 31 Jul: Langeland 5 Aug Princess Ashika 25 Aug P31 5 Sep: Ilinden 6 Sep: SuperFerry 9 9 Sep: Teh Teh 30 Sep: Jalakanyaka 11 Oct: Shockwave 2 Nov: Unnamed migrant boat 22 Nov: Dumai Express 10 28 Nov: Coco-4 4 Dec: Unnamed ferry 17 Dec: Danny F II 20 Dec: Etoile des Ondes 23 Dec: Catalyn V

Other incidents	5 Feb: USS Port Royal 20 Mar: USS Hartford and USS New Orleans (collision)

2008 2010

Coordinates: 17°45′25″N 106°22′53″E / 17.756943°N 106.381323°E / 17.756943; 106.381323

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