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About nine people also thought to have been injured in incident at Red Sea resort on 44-seater vessel
Peter Beaumont and agencies
At least six people have reportedly died and nine have been injured after a 44-seater tourist submarine sunk off the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Hurghada.
The incident, involving a recreational vessel operated by Sinbad Submarines, occurred in waters opposite Hurghada’s Marriot Hotel resort.
Citing municipal officials, Reuters and Associated Press reported that six foreigners had died. The Russian consulate in Hurghada said all the tourists on the submarine were Russia citizens.
It was not immediately clear what caused the submarine to sink.
The Sinbad club’s website says it offers short tourist trips in two submarines that it operates that have a maximum depth range of 25 metres.
According to the website its submarines allow tourists to “experience the beauty of the Red Sea’s underwater world without getting wet”.
The local governorate’s office told Reuters that all of those confirmed dead were foreign citizens, while survivors had been ferried by ambulance to several hospitals in the city.
Emergency crews were able to rescue 29 people, according to a statement released by the governorate.
Many tourist companies have stopped or limited traveling on the Red Sea due to the dangers from conflicts in the region.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...e-sinks-off-egypt-coast-red-sea-reports#img-2
Peter Beaumont and agencies
At least six people have reportedly died and nine have been injured after a 44-seater tourist submarine sunk off the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Hurghada.
The incident, involving a recreational vessel operated by Sinbad Submarines, occurred in waters opposite Hurghada’s Marriot Hotel resort.
Citing municipal officials, Reuters and Associated Press reported that six foreigners had died. The Russian consulate in Hurghada said all the tourists on the submarine were Russia citizens.
It was not immediately clear what caused the submarine to sink.
The Sinbad club’s website says it offers short tourist trips in two submarines that it operates that have a maximum depth range of 25 metres.
According to the website its submarines allow tourists to “experience the beauty of the Red Sea’s underwater world without getting wet”.
The local governorate’s office told Reuters that all of those confirmed dead were foreign citizens, while survivors had been ferried by ambulance to several hospitals in the city.
Emergency crews were able to rescue 29 people, according to a statement released by the governorate.
Many tourist companies have stopped or limited traveling on the Red Sea due to the dangers from conflicts in the region.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...e-sinks-off-egypt-coast-red-sea-reports#img-2
