{"id":2569,"date":"2025-03-27T12:19:38","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T12:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2025\/03\/27\/tourist-submarine-sinks-off-egypts-red-sea-coast-killing-at-least-six-people-state-media-say\/"},"modified":"2025-03-27T12:19:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T12:19:38","slug":"tourist-submarine-sinks-off-egypts-red-sea-coast-killing-at-least-six-people-state-media-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2025\/03\/27\/tourist-submarine-sinks-off-egypts-red-sea-coast-killing-at-least-six-people-state-media-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourist submarine sinks off Egypt&#8217;s Red Sea coast, killing at least six people, state media say"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-0\">\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p><em>Cairo <\/em>\u2014 Six tourists died on Thursday when a tourist submarine sank off the resort of Hurghada on Egypt&#8217;s Red Sea coast, state media reported. The website of the state-owned Akhbar Al-Youm newspaper said the deceased were all foreigners, adding that 19 others were injured.<\/p>\n<p>Investigations were underway to determine what caused the accident, according to the newspaper, which said the injured were transported to nearby hospitals along with the bodies of the deceased.<\/p>\n<p>Hurghada, a bustling tourist city some 285 miles southeast of the Egyptian capital Cairo, is a major destination for visitors to Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Sea coral reefs and islands off Egypt&#8217;s eastern coast are major draws, contributing to the country&#8217;s vital tourism sector which employs two million people and generates more than 10 percent of GDP.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A map shows the location of a tourist submarine sinking off Egypt&#8217;s Red Sea coast resort of Hurghada.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Mehmet Yaren Bozgun\/Anadolu\/Getty<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While dozens of tourist boats sail through the coastal area daily for snorkeling and diving activities, the website of Sindbad Submarines, the vessel owner according to Akhbar Al-Youm, said the company deploys the region&#8217;s &#8220;only real&#8221; recreational submarine.<\/p>\n<p>The Reuters news agency cited the Russian consulate in Hurghada as saying the tourists on the sunken vessel were Russian nationals. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cairo \u2014 Six tourists died on Thursday when a tourist submarine sank off the resort of Hurghada on Egypt&#8217;s Red Sea coast, state media reported. The website of the state-owned Akhbar Al-Youm newspaper said the deceased were all foreigners, adding that 19 others were injured. 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