In the Red Sea, the accidents of the tourist submarine, several dead
In the Red Sea, an accident happened Tourist submarinesat least six people died, report BBC. The Hurgado Local Governor’s Office is for a news agency Reuters He confirmed that six foreigners, whose nationality was unknown, had died in the Red Sea submarine incident. The Russian Embassy in Egypt said that all tourists were on board Russia. What is the cause of immersing the submarine is not yet known.
There were about 40 passengers on board the submarine, 29 were rescued, nine were injured. They were transported to nearby hospitals. The accident occurred along the coast of the Egyptian city of Hurgada around 10 o’clock, kilometer away from the coast, reports BBC.
In the Facebook post, the Russian Embassy wrote that there were 45 passengers on the vessel, including minors.
The submarine named Singbad sank near the harbor, and has been offering tourist trips in the Hurgada area for many years. The company states that two of the only « 14 real recreational submarines » have in the world, states BBC. It allows tourists to travel 25 meters deep into the sea to see « 500 meters of coral reef and its marine residents ». As the website states Singad Submarineshas a submarine of 44 passenger seats, two pilot and round windows that allow each passenger to observe the marine world.
This is not the first incident with tourist vessels in Hurgada. It is in November sank a tourist ship named Sea Storydied or. There were 11 people missing, 35 survived.
At that time, the Egyptian authorities attributed the accident to a huge wave up to four meters high but is BBC spoke with survivors who said security problems had arisen.
Investigators from the United Kingdom said last month that there have been 16 incidents in the area in the last five years involving vessels, with several deaths.
