At least 6 dead after tourist submarine carrying about 40 passengers sinks off Egypt’s Red Sea coast
Six tourists were killed — including two children — and nearly 30 others injured when a tourist submarine san🧸k off Egypt’s Red Sea coast early Thursday, officials said.
Some 45 tourists were on the sub, the Sinbad, when it sank around 10 a.m. duri꧙ng a 40-minute tour just off the shore of Hurghada, a popular resort destination known for its beaches and diving.
The six killed were all Russian citizens, the provincial governor said, without naming 💞them or giving ages for the two children among the dead.,
The other 39 passengers were rescued, but ♏29 needed hospitalization for their injuries. Other passengers were tourists from India, Norway and Sweden, . Five Egyptian crew members also survived.
It was not immediately clear why tꦍhe sub sank given that there were no rough waters nor bad weather reported a꧒t the time.
The sub can descend 82 feet, offering stunning views of coral reefs through its pa🐎noramic windows, according to the websiteꦕ for Sindbad Submarines.
The sub has been in operation for several years, with the company boasting of owning two of just “14 recreational submarin൲es” in the world🌜.
In November, four people drowned and 33 were rescued when an Egy💙ptian tourist diving boat was struck by high waves and sank within minutes.
🦂Another boat sank in June after storm damage, the Environment Ministry said at the time, although no casualties were reported.
