OAN Staff Abril Elfi 
9:55 AM – Thursday, March 27, 2025

At least six people have died and nine have been injured after a tourist submarine sank off the Egyptian coast.

According to the Associated Press, six people were killed after a submarine carrying 45 Russian tourists sank off the beaches in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada, with 29 people being rescued.

The submarine belonged to the Sindbad Hotel in Hurghada. At around 10 a.m. on Thursday, it embarked on a regularly planned tour of coral reefs, sinking about a half mile off the beach.

The Russian consulate said that the people rescued were taken to local hospitals and are in stable condition.

The cause of the submarine’s plunge is not yet known.

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