Tag: "Con Dao Island"
Vietnam rescues 20 crew members from burning oil tanker

Vietnam rescues 20 crew members from burning oil tanker

Vietnam News 15:25 09/08/2025

Vietnam’s maritime rescue forces on Friday saved all 20 crew members from the Vietnamese-flagged oil tanker GT Unity after it caught fire about 104 nautical miles south-southeast of Con Dao Island.

Taxi driver, tourists dig boy out of sand collapse in Ho Chi Minh City

Taxi driver, tourists dig boy out of sand collapse in Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City 09:49 09/08/2025

An 11-year-old boy on Con Dao Island, now a special zone administered by Ho Chi Minh City, narrowly escaped being buried alive after a sand hole collapsed on him, thanks to the swift rescue efforts of a taxi driver and two tourists, local authorities confirmed on Friday.

Watching jets land just meters from one of world’s most beautiful beaches in Vietnam

Watching jets land just meters from one of world’s most beautiful beaches in Vietnam

Vietnam Life 10:13 23/04/2021

Bai Dam Trau, or Dam Trau Beach, on Con Dao Islands was named amongst the '25 Most Beautiful Beaches in the World' by Travel + Leisure