Sub sinks

[Ukmc]

This was on BBC news feed this AM

Six dead and 39 rescued after tourist submarine sinks in Egypt, says local governor - live updates

The accident happened off the coast of Hurghada - the Russian embassy in Egypt says all the tourists on board were Russian.

www.bbc.com

Summary
At least six people are feared dead after a tourist submarine sinks in the Red Sea
Several people have been injured and 29 others rescued after the incident off the Egyptian city of Hurghada early on Thursday
Around 40 passengers were on board the submarine
The boat, called Sindbad, sank close to the harbour, the BBC's Wael Hussein reports from Cairo
It has been running tourist trips in the Hurghada area for several years

 

[ROUS]

Well, that's just horrible. Those poor people.

 

[arew+4]

WTH, is with Egypt? Every other week a tourist vessel is burning, sinking, capsizing, etc.. is there absolutely no safety licensing or inspection, or are they that cheap to bribe with zero accountability?

 

[SpamX]

Maybe both

 

[Capt Jim Wyatt]

I think this may have been one of the Voyager submarines I was a pilot for in Hawaii 1995-2000.
The subs were sold to a company in Egypt circa 2002.

 

[BoltSnap]

is there absolutely no safety licensing or inspection, or are they that cheap to bribe with zero accountability?

Yes.

 

[Dan]

I think this may have been one of the Voyager submarines I was a pilot for in Hawaii 1995-2000.
The subs were sold to a company in Egypt circa 2002.

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It looks different by looking & counting the numbers of windows.

 

[broncobowsher]

Yes.

Yes, as in there is accountability, licensing, etc.?
or Yes, you are correct?

 

[Capt Jim Wyatt]

It looks different by looking & counting the numbers of windows.

Yea--I hope so.

 

[BoltSnap]

Yes, he is correct: there is absolutely no safety licensing or inspection, AND they are cheap to bribe with zero accountability.