A further nine have been injured, four critically, in the disaster which happened a kilometre off the holiday resort of Hurghada this morning
The tourist submarine, named Sindbad, had been carrying around 44 passengers, including children, at the time of the sinking on Thursday.
Rescue services have so far managed to save 29 people, according to a statement released by the Red Sea governorate.
The Russian embassy in Cairo has reported that four Russian citizens are among the deceased following the incident.
The Red Sea Security Directorate received a report of the tourist submarine sinking, which took place close to the harbour and in front of the marina of a ‘famous hotel’ that has not yet been named in local media.
The Red Sea Health Directorate and the Egyptian Ambulance Authority have been placed on maximum alert following the disaster.
Some 21 ambulances have been dispatched to the scene of the incident, and have been transporting the injured to local hospitals including Al-Kawthar, due to the severity of their conditions.
Several reports have claimed the passengers are ‘of different nationalities’ but in a post to Facebook, t
The cause and circumstance of the sinking have not yet been confirmed or reported.
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May we not be unfortunate
Too bad