A tourist submarine, which took 45 passengers on board, sank last Thursday near the coast of Egypt, in an incident that left a total of Six dead and at least nine injured. As it transcended hours after the fact, the crew of the boat, which belongs to the company Sinbad Submarinesmade a terrible mistake that culminated in the tragedy.
In detail, according to the survivors’ story, The ship began to immerse themselves when the hatches were still openwhich caused the flood of the submarine With passengers inside. The objective of the tourist activity was to perform an underwater excursion to inspect a coral reef.
Why the submarine sank in Egypt
The incident occurred in Hurghada, popular Egyptian coastal city with exit to the Red Sea. The Sinbad Submarines was in charge of the tourist tour that finally ended in tragedy.
After knowing the incident, the Egyptian authorities began to investigate the reasons behind the fatal fact. In this scenario, different victims offered their testimony about what happened what he put under the magnifying glass the crew performance that was in charge of handling the submarine.
According to the British media Mail Online, which agreed to the testimony of the survivors, The tragedy occurred because the ship began to dive when the hatches were still open.
A survivor, from Russia, declared: “When my family and I were on the ship and we were about to address the submarine, this suddenly began to sink, although the Shuts were open. ”
Along these lines, the man told the Russian medium that the person in charge of climbing the passengers to the submarine gave the order to stop several times, although this did not happen. In this way, the ship began its journey, although Not all passengers were on board.
The background of the submarine that sank in Egypt
After what happened with the submarine Oceangate titan in 2023, Expeditive tourism at the bottom of the sea began to be under the magnifying glass due to irregularities that derive in fatal accidents. In the case of Egypt, different people offered testimony about their experience with the Sinbad Submarines company after the tragic incident will viralize.
A user on the recognized TripAdvisor website – called Stubbyd – said: “You have to emphasize the captain’s qualifications. Constantly hit the submarine against the bottom of the sea It is not good for marine life, the bottom of the sea, my sanity or, ultimately, I would say that for the submarine! ”
For his part, tourist Alexander S. said he would not recommend the experience. “The submarine hit the rocks and corals several times and lifted the sand, etc.” He reported on the page of the same American company.
“This is a great scam. Addressing is dangerous. We barely saw something”; “I assume all the fault to trust a scam, but honestly, that is exactly what I felt on this tour” and “I still can’t understand how someone can take your money knowing and put your security at risk.”were other highlights after the tragedy.
Despite the tragedy, the Sindbad underwater website continues to offer its service. So far, the causes of the accident were not officially determined, although local media speak of a technical failure in the boat engines.
Source: Ambito
