A tragic but most unusual incident that's now all over the mainstream news. :flower: Here's one report, published yesterday:
Six Dead in Latest Tourist Submarine Accident
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Early today, March 27, a tourist submarine with 45 people on board sank in the Red Sea. The vessel, owned by Sinbad Submarines, was cruising off the Egyptian coastal city of Hurghada, a popular tourist destination, when it went down.
Six passengers lost their lives and over a dozen more were injured. The surviving 39 passengers have all been rescued. Authorities still don’t know what caused the disaster.
Submarine cruise in the Red Sea
According to the Russian Consulate, all the passengers aboard were Russian citizens. The 45 tourists included minors, but most of their identities are not yet known.
They had boarded the submarine, one of two recreational underwater craft operated by the company, for a brief tour of the coral reefs. The company has operated its submarine tours for several years. The submarine was fully licensed, and the captain had the required certificates, according to the Red Sea governor.
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But something went wrong when they were about 20 meters down. Unconfirmed reports suggest that they may have hit a reef, causing the submarine to lose pressure.
At only 20 meters, the pressure loss wasn’t as catastrophic as the
2023 implosion which destroyed the
Oceangate Titan submersible near the Titanic. But the effect was still devastating.
Ambulances crowded the docks as rescue vehicles raced to the wreck site, about one kilometer off the coast. Twenty-nine survivors were pulled from the water in the immediate aftermath. In the following hours, a further 10 survivors were rescued and rushed to the hospital. Six are now confirmed deceased.
Two of those dead were married Russian doctors. Their now-orphaned daughters, also onboard, are reportedly hospitalized. Another two of the victims, according to Russian officials, were children.