Tourists jump to save themselves from burning cruise ship

The Aphrodite cruise ship was carrying 37 tourists when it caught fire while docked in Ha Long Bay.

The three-storey ship was engulfed in flames, forcing many of those on board to climb down the ship and jump overboard before being plucked from the water into other boats in the harbour.

"More than 40 people on board with 37 foreign tourists who come from Taiwan, France, Switzerland, UK, New Zealand, Korea, and India. 33 passengers were taken back to Hanoi safely.