{"id":2416535,"date":"2025-03-27T11:35:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T15:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tourist-submarine-carrying-russians-sinks-off-the-coast-of-egypt-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-27T12:18:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T16:18:18","slug":"tourist-submarine-carrying-russians-sinks-off-the-coast-of-egypt-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tourist-submarine-carrying-russians-sinks-off-the-coast-of-egypt-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourist submarine carrying Russians sinks off the coast of Egypt &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftourist-submarine-carrying-russians-sinks-off-the-coast-of-egypt-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2416535&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A tourist submarine carrying at least 45 Russians sank off the coast of Egypt near Hurghada, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ted-cruz-condemns-aholes-who-leaked-his-wifes-texts-to-nyt\/\" title=\"Ted Cruz Condemns \u2018A**holes\u2019 Who Leaked His Wife\u2019s Texts To NYT\">popular vacation destination<\/a>, resulting in at least six fatalities, as reported by the Russian Embassy and local media. The tourists were engaged in an excursion to explore the Red Sea when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/portland-mayor-ted-wheeler-pepper-sprays-man-stalking-him-at-restaurant\/\" title=\"Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler Pepper Sprays Man Stalking Him At Restaurant\">incident occurred<\/a>.Out of the passengers, 29 were rescued, with most reportedly in stable condition and transferred to hotels and hospitals in the area.It remains unclear what caused the submarine to sink, and there is uncertainty regarding the fate of eight passengers still unaccounted for.The submarine was operated by sindbad Submarines, which owns a small number of recreational submarines.This is not the first maritime tragedy in the region, as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-blackout-news-orgs-ignore-bidens-norm-defying-call-with-afghan-president\/\" title=\"MEDIA BLACKOUT: News Orgs Ignore Biden\u2019s Norm-Defying Call With Afghan President\">similar incident involving<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">tourist yacht occurred<\/a> last year, resulting in four deaths.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Tourist submarine carrying Russians sinks off the coast of Egypt<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2075524\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A tourist submarine believed to be carrying at least 45 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Russians<\/a> sank off the coast of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/egypt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Egypt<\/a>, killing at least six people, according to the Russian Embassy in Egypt and state media.<\/p>\n<p>The tourists were on an excursion to explore the Red Sea when the submarine sank off the Egyptian coast near Hurghada, a popular vacation destination about 300 miles southeast of Cairo.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3360716\/nato-walks-back-claim-missing-soldiers-died\/\">NATO walks back claim that missing US soldiers have died in Lithuania<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3360016\/rubio-admits-signal-group-chat-debacle-big-mistake\/\">Rubio admits Signal group chat debacle was a &#8216;big mistake&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3359266\/russia-reneges-blacksea-ceasefire-western-sanctions-lifted\/\">Russia reneges on Black Sea ceasefire, says Western sanctions must first be lifted<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>While six people have been reported dead by local news outlets, the exact numbers cannot be immediately confirmed. Twenty-nine people were pulled from the water in a rescue mission.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Most of those on board were rescued and taken to their hotels and hospitals in Hurghada,&rdquo; the Russian Embassy said, adding that &ldquo;their health condition is not a concern.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Consulate General in Hurghada said 38 people had been rescued from the boat. According to the Russian Information Agency, 14 were taken to hospital, and 24 were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">brought back<\/a> to their travel accommodation.<\/p>\n<p>It is not known how the remaining eight passengers have fared, according to Russian Consular General Viktor Voropaev.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3220326\/five-democrats-prime-position-face-party-2028\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>FIVE DEMOCRATS IN PRIME POSITION TO BE FACE OF THE PARTY IN 2028<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tour company Sindbad Submarines operated the submarine. It owns two of the world&rsquo;s 14 recreational submarines, according to its website. It is unclear how the submarine sank.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, another <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/egypt-tourists-sinking-missing-2b0b691e20b7017017a35167a4939ccb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">tourist yacht<\/a> sank off the coast of Egypt in the Red Sea, killing four people.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2075524\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2075524\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tourist submarine with Russians sinks off Egypt, six dead<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2416537,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/egypt-submarine.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[16906,52296,4280,15443,24701],"class_list":["post-2416535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily","tag-egypt","tag-maritime","tag-russia","tag-submarine","tag-tourism"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/egypt-submarine.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2416535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2416535"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2416535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2416539,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2416535\/revisions\/2416539"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2416537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2416535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2416535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2416535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}