Tragedy struck when a vacationer submarine sank off the Egyptian coast on Thursday, March 27, 2025. In line with the Russian embassy and Egyptian state-run media, the sub was in the midst of a scheduled tour exploring the coral reef when it went down within the Purple Sea, killing a number of folks on board.
This wasn’t the primary time {that a} vacationer ship skilled an issue. In November 2024, 4 folks reportedly drowned after an Egyptian vacationer diving boat was hit by enormous waves, and it went down in minutes. Earlier that yr, a separate boat sank in June from storm injury.
Under, get updates concerning the growing scenario.
At the least six foreigners have been killed when a vacationer submarine sank off Egypt’s Purple Sea resort metropolis of Hurghada, the native governor’s workplace instructed @Reuters, with out confirming the nationalities of the victims pic.twitter.com/OSOxnhO0xS
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 27, 2025
How Did the Vacationer Submarine Sink?
At round 10:00 a.m. native time on March 27, the Sindbad vacationer submarine “crashed at a distance of 1 km from the shore” from the Egyptian resort metropolis Hurghada, the Russian embassy mentioned, based on CNN.
Particulars concerning the obvious crash are nonetheless unclear whereas authorities examine the incident. The sub’s operator has an skilled “knowledgeable group” and its submarines have been “engineered in Finland to maintain underwater stress as much as 75m, making certain security and reliability,” per CNN.
One survivor from the submarine accident spoke with Russian media, based on BBC, and claimed that when the passengers took their seats, water started “pouring in” as two hatches have been open. The person added that the submarine felt prefer it had fallen off “no matter it was holding on to.”
It’s unclear what led to the crash, however Egyptian authorities are reportedly investigating the matter to find out the trigger.
How Many Passengers Had been on the Submarine?
In line with a number of shops, comparable to Reuters and CNN, there have been 45 vacationers on board the submarine from totally different nationalities, together with Russian, Swedish, Indian and Norwegian. Thirty-nine folks have been rescued, and CNN reported that there have been at the very least 21 folks within the hospital.
Reuters reported that there was a complete of fifty folks on the submarine: 45 vacationers and 5 Egyptian crew members.
How Many Died within the Submarine Sinking?
At the least six folks have been killed within the submarine sinking on March 27, based on the Russian embassy and Egyptian media. The deceased victims are all Russian, a number of shops have reported, and two of them have been reportedly kids. The ages of the late passengers are nonetheless unclear.
