6 killed after tourist submarine carrying Russians sinks off Egypt's coast

Thomson Reuters

· Posted: Mar 27, 2025 9:25 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes ago

Six foreigners were killed connected Thursday erstwhile a tourist submarine sank off Egypt's Red Sea edifice metropolis of Hurghada, the section governor's bureau told Reuters, without confirming the nationalities of the victims.

The Russian consulate successful Hurghada said the submarine, named "SINDBAD," had 45 Russian tourists connected board, successful summation to unit members.

The consulate said 4 radical had died, but did not specify if they were Russian. Two municipal officials told the Associated Press that 9 others had been injured.

"According to archetypal data, astir of those connected committee were rescued and taken to their hotels and hospitals successful Hurghada," the consulate said.

The destiny of respective tourists was inactive being clarified, the consulate added.

Emergency crews were capable to rescue 29 people, according to a connection released by the Red Sea Governorate. 

It was not instantly wide what caused the submarine to sink.

The Red Sea, renowned for its coral reefs and marine life, is simply a large hub for Egypt's tourism industry, which plays a captious relation successful the country's economy. But many tourer companies person stopped oregon constricted travelling connected the Red Sea owed to the dangers from conflicts successful the region.

In November, a tourist vessel capsized off Egypt's Red Sea coast, sidesplitting 4 people.