The crew asked after the killed six tourists

Egyptian authorities questioned the crew of a tourist submarine that drowned in the Red Sea, killed six out of 45 passengers aboard.

39 other passengers and five crews were saved on Thursday After the Sindbad ship founded around 10:00 local time (08:00 GMT), officials say. Nine people were injured, including four critical.

The group was aboard the gaze on the look, looking at the coral reefs from the Hurghada resort city.

Two children were among the six killed Russian tourists, Russian media reported. The cause of the incident is still unclear.

Syndbad acted as a tourist submarine for several years.

Red Sea Governor Amr Hanafi said 45 passengers on Sindbad were from Russia, India, Norway and Sweden. There were also five members of the Egyptian crew on board.

Mr. Hanafi said that the six who died were all Russian, but complete information about the victims has not yet been published.

Two married doctors were among those who died and their daughters were in the hospital, the authorities said.

Mr. Hanafi said there was a real license in the submarine, and the crew leader received the correct “scientific certificates”.

Investigation of the incident continues. The Russian tour operators Association stated that the submarine struck the reef in the telegram and then lost the pressure at a depth of 20 meters (65 feet).

Russian tourists play an increasing role in the tourist sector of Egypt – a rescue circle for the sick economy of the country.

The city of Hergad is located in the southeast Cairo, a tourist place known for its beaches and coral reefs.

According to Sindbad Sindbad Sindbad submarines, the submarine was equipped with large free words so that the passengers saw spectacular corals of the Red Sea and sea life and be able to descend to a depth of 25 meters.

Dr. James Oldridge from Bristol made the same trip to the submarine in February 2025. He said the BBC: “Sub was well -groomed and was as shown in advertising photos.

“Fresh paint, modern equipment and careful and professional English staff (including two divers that accompany you).”

He explained that the passengers listened to a security briefing, which was recorded in several languages ​​and said that rescue vests were not issued.

“We touched the reef for 40 minutes. The first 20 I collided with the reef, the subef never strayed” too close “and I never felt dangerous.

“I was in front of the ocean for a return trip,” he added.

This is the second incident in the Red Sea for about six months.

Last November Named Boat A sea story that transported more than 40 people also drowned near the Egyptian resort of Mars Alamof 11 people without taking into account or assumed dead.

The reasons for this last tragedy are not yet understood. But the frequency of such incidents raises major security issues used by local authorities, such popular tourist marine excursions, and the right security checks are conducted.