Six dead in sinking submarines in Egypt – What do we know so far – BBC News in Serbian
The least six lesson was killed when the tourist submarine sank in the Red Sea.
Several people were injured, and 29 tourists were rescued after the incident near the Hurghade Egyptian city, a popular tourist destination.
There were about 40 passengers in the submarine, and they are believed that everyone is Russians, the Embassy of Moscow in Egypt said.
The submarine, named Sinbad, sank near the port, reports BBC Reporter Vael Husein from Cairo.
« Egypt is currently facing a crisis, in terms of security of some of these tourist boats, » says Simon Box, from the National Oceanography Center at Southampton University.
If the submarine encounters a problem, or will quickly pour, or will draw passengers as soon as possible before it falls too far, adding boxing.
Egyptian authorities determine the reason of sinking.
What happened and who are the victims?
According to reports, the incident occurred early on Thursday, about 10 hours local time.
The Russian official in Hurghadi Viktro Voropajev said that at least five Russian citizens killed in the accident, including two children.
There are no more missing tourists, announced on the Facebook Governor of the Red Mora Region, AMR Hanafi.
Who managed the submarine?
The submarine belongs belongs to the company Sindbad Submarineswhich has been organizing tourist tours with this vessel for several years.
The company claims to own two of the total « 14 real recreational submarines » in the world.
It allows passengers to dive to a depth of 25 meters to explore « 500 meters of coral reefs and its underwater world ».
« The submarine has 44 passenger seats, two seats for pilots and spacious round windows for each passenger, » says on the Sindbad Submarines website.
How often are such accidents in Egypt?
This is another incident in the Red Sea in the last few months.
In November last year, a ship Sea Storyin which more than 40 people were located, sank near the Egyptian resort Marsa Alam.
Eleven people are guided as missing and it is assumed that she was killed.
The frequency of such incidents opens the issue of security measures that local authorities apply in popular tourist areas.
In November, the Egyptian authorities claimed that it was Sea Story He sank due to bad weather conditions, but survived in the conversation for the BBC refuted the claim.
Egypt is currently facing a « crisis in terms of security on individual tourist boats, » said Simon Boxal, expert from the National Oceanography Center at the University of Southampton.
Regardless of the cause of today’s incident, boxer says this is « a terrible tragedy ».
The Red Sea, known for the coral reefs and the rich sea world, is crucial for the Egyptian tourism industry, which is 2024. Year of revenue of over $ 14.1 billion, according to the United Nations report.
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