A tourist submarine carrying dozens of passengers sank off the coast of Hurghada, Egypt, in the Red Sea, resulting in at least six deaths and multiple injuries.
The vessel, identified as the Sindbad bathyscaphe, reportedly hit a reef before sinking. The Russian embassy confirmed that many of the passengers were Russian tourists. Rescue operations managed to save several people, but some remain critically injured.
Authorities are investigating the cause of the accident as concerns grow over safety measures for underwater tourism in the region.
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Egypt submarine disaster latest updates: Nationalities of first victims emerge as tourist vessel sinks in Red Sea
Follow live updates as a tourist submarine carrying 44 people sinks in the Red Sea off the Egyptian cost sparking a major rescue operation.
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Yet another tragic reminder of how reckless tourism industries exploit fragile marine ecosystems with little regard for safety or environmental impact. The Red Sea’s reefs are already under threat, and now human negligence is causing even more destruction.
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