Six Russian tourists killed after submarine sinks off Egyptian coast

[Eugene]

Source: CNN

Six Russian tourists killed after submarine sinks off Egyptian coast

By Rob Picheta, Anna Chernova, Nadeen Ebrahim, Kareem El Damanhoury, Olivia Kemp, and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN
3 minute read
Updated 3:21 PM EDT, Thu March 27, 2025

(CNN) — Six Russian tourists were killed on Thursday after a viewing submarine sank near the Egyptian resort city of Hurghada, according to the local governor.

Maj. Gen. Amr Hanafy confirmed the deaths in an update on the Red Sea Governorate’s official Facebook page. He said there were 45 passengers – including tourists from Russia, India, Norway and Sweden – onboard when the accident occurred, in addition to five Egyptian crew members. Apart from the six Russians, all the other tourists had been rescued, he said.

Hanafy added that four of the tourists were in critical condition and currently receiving treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU) at local hospitals.

The incident – involving a vessel operated by Sindbad Submarines – took place in the waters off Egypt’s eastern coastline on Thursday morning.

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[viva la]

1. You couldn't pay me enough to go down in a submarine

even before these disasters.

[Marcuse]

2. Cause of death? Certainly more creative than defenestration.

[GreenWave]

3. Jumped out sub windows from the bottom of the sea?