21 die as tourist boat capsizes
A tourist boat has capsized in India’s Andaman Sea in the Bay of Bengal, killing 21 people.
Initial reports say the tourists were all Indian.
According to the BBC, the boat was called Aqua Marine and was travelling between Ross Island and North Bay.
Officials said 13 people were rescued off the eastern Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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