Egypt :Six dead and 39 rescued after tourist submarine sinks in Red Sea, says local governor
- 2025-03-28 02:56:50
At about 10:00 local time (08:00 GMT), a tourist submarine sank in the Egyptian Red Sea, off the coast of Hurghada.
Six people, all Russian, died after the tourist vessel sank around one kilometre from the coast. The local governor said 39 tourists were rescued, and nobody is missing.
The 45 tourists were from Russia, Norway, Sweden and India, the governor said, along with five Egyptian crew members.
The company in charge, Sindbad, has cancelled upcoming trips and authorities are investigating.
Speaking to Russian media, a survivor said that as they took their reserved seats, water started "pouring in" as two hatches were open. She said it was as if the submarine had fallen off "whatever it was holding on to".
But other unconfirmed reports said the vessel hit a reef at 20 metres and lost pressure.
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