Six people have died after shipwreck of a tourist submarine off the coast of Egypt. Local authorities have assured that nine other people have been injured, four of them in critical condition.
The submarine was called sinbad and transported a total of 44 passengersat the time he sank against the coast of Hurghada.
As reported by the Egyptian newspaper Al Masry al Youm, for the moment, rescue services have achieved save 39 people.
The Moscow Embassy in Cairo states that Four of the deceased were Russians. The Russian media, citing the Russian consul in Hurghada, have affirmed that among the dead there are two children, as well as a anesthetist husband and his wife. Doctors have been identified as Ravil Valiullin, 40, and Kristina, 39, pediatrician.
His daughters, 10 and 15 yearswhich apparently were also aboard the boat, have survived the terrible experience. After being orphaned because of the tragedy, they are admitted to the Hospital to receive treatment for the wounds suffered. The marriage worked at the Central Regional Hospital of Urussu, in Tatarstán.
The Red Sea Security Directorate received the shipwreck report of the tourist submarinewhich took place in front of the sports port of a “famous hotel” that has not yet been mentioned by local media.
The sources of the Egyptian newspaper have confirmed that the direction of Red Sea Health and Egyptian authority Ambulances have been put on maximum alert after the incident.
A total of 21 ambulances They have been sent to the scene of the accident, which have transferred to the injured to local hospitals due to the seriousness of their health status.
The 44 passengers “of different nationalities” had gone on an excursion to see the coral reef and the fish of Egypt before the boat sink, which apparently can submerge until 25 meters deep.
The newspaper has also confirmed that the submarine Sharm Hurthada excursions carried out tourist excursions in Hurghada for a few years, which last three hours and costs 68 pounds by adult entrance and 35 pounds for children.
For now, There is no statement official and neither the cause, nor the circumstances of the sinking have been confirmed.
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