Waterway traffic police in Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam said they had found a tour boat captain in violation of alcohol limits during an inspection. Photo: Nguyen HoangThe captain told officers he had consumed alcohol the night before but still operated the passenger boat the following morning, according to police. Officers later conducted alcohol tests on the captain of another passenger boat, which had just docked at Nha Trang’s tourist pier after carrying nearly 10 passengers. Rusty and damaged fire extinguishers were found on several tourist boats during a waterway safety inspection, police said. Khanh Hoa waterway traffic police conduct a breath alcohol test on a tour boat captain at Nha Trang’s tourist pier on January 3, 2026.

Source: Tuoitre News January 04, 2026 03:04 UTC