The sinking of a tourist boat in Vietnam, which killed 12 tourists, has been blamed on human error.
Police said a valve had been left open overnight and had allowed water to come into the boat during a tour of the Unesco World Heritage Site, Halong Bay.
A 30-year-old British tourist, Stuart McCormick from Irvine, Ayrshire, died along with 11 other holidaymakers and a Vietnamese guide.
The vessel’s captain and a crew member have been arrested.
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