Six people dead after tourist submarine sinks in Egypt

Six folks have died after a vacationer submarine sank in Egypt’s Pink Sea.

Native officers say 39 others had been rescued after the vessel sank at round 10:00 native time. Unconfirmed studies urged the vessel hit a reef and misplaced stress.

Two married docs are amongst those that have died and their daughters stay in hospital, authorities mentioned. A Russian official mentioned that two others who died had been youngsters, in accordance with Tass, Russia’s state-owned information company.

That is the second incident involving a vacationer vessel within the Pink Sea in current months. In November, a ship capsized close to Marsa Allam, which left 11 folks lacking, presumed useless.

The Pink Sea governor, Amr Hanafy, mentioned passengers on the “Sindbad” had been from Russia, India, Norway and Sweden. 5 Egyptian crew members had been additionally on board.

Mr Hanafy mentioned the six who died had been all Russian, however full particulars of the victims haven’t but been launched.

An investigation into the incident is ongoing however the Affiliation of Tour Operators of Russia cited in a Telegram submit unconfirmed studies that the submarine hit a reef and subsequently misplaced stress whereas at a depth of 20 metres (65 ft).

The town of Hurghada is positioned to the south-east of Cairo – a vacationer vacation spot which is thought each for its seashores and coral reefs.

Dr James Aldridge from Bristol took the identical journey on the submarine in February 2025. He instructed the BBC: “The sub was well-maintained and was as proven within the promotional images.

“Contemporary paint, fashionable tools and with attentive {and professional} English-speaking employees (together with two divers to accompany you down).”

He defined passengers listened to a security briefing, which had been recorded in a number of languages, and mentioned that life jackets weren’t issued.

“We toured the reef for 40 minutes. For the primary 20 I used to be dealing with the reef, the sub by no means strayed ‘too shut’ and I by no means felt unsafe. For the return journey, I used to be dealing with the ocean,” he added.