Long tourist boats seek shelter as Storm Narra approaches

As Storm Narra approached northern Vietnam, crews moved dozens of tourist boats out of Ha Long’s cruise area and secured them in a storm shelter at Ha Long Shipbuilding Company in Quang Ninh Province. By midday August 22, scores of vessels had been tightly lined across the anchorage, tied down to one another, with two crew members remaining aboard each boat to monitor conditions. Tran Van Dung, 33, from the B.C. tourist boat fleet, said his team relocated the vessel from Ha Long International Cruise Port in Bai Chay Ward after receiving information about Storm No. 4, then reinforced moorings and stocked food. Flooding had already been reported as forecasts call for 100–200 mm of rain, with some locations exceeding 400 mm through August 24 night.