Sub sinks

[runsongas]

@Endler's no, just a coincidence. they also rescued norwegians and swedes in the passengers, its in the BBC article.

 

[tarponchik]

Even snorkeling is not safe there.

Thread 'Russian citizen mauled to death by tiger shark off Egypt's Red Sea coast in rare attack'

Jun 8, 2023

Russian citizen mauled to death by tiger shark off Egypt's Red Sea coast in rare attack
CAIRO — A Russian man died after being mauled by a shark on Thursday off one of Egypt’s Red Sea resorts, Egyptian and Russian authorities said.
Egypt’s Environment Ministry said the man was killed after being attacked by a tiger shark in the waters near the city of Hurghada. Authorities closed off a 74-kilometer (46-mile) stretch of the coastline, announcing it will remain off-limits until Sunday.

The ministry later said it had caught the shark and was examining it in a laboratory to try and determine...

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We had no safety issues diving in Marsa Shagra for 2 weeks last Oct/Nov. To my taste, the crew was even too much concerned with safety.

 

[ManImCool]

Some live updates via the BBC

From that article: “Speaking to Russian media, a survivor said that as they took their reserved seats, water started "pouring in" as two hatches were open. She said it was as if the submarine had fallen off "whatever it was holding on to".

(Earlier, we learned that tourists are taken out to the submarine - which is docked at a floating platform - on a regular boat).

But other unconfirmed reports said the vessel hit a reef at 20 metres and lost pressure.”

Wait, so for the people that survived, how were they rescued? At depth? Were people hospitalized because they swam to the surface holding their breath?

 

[Parlem]

Should also have been capable of surfacing after sinking.

Beginning to wonder if the RS is cursed with some sort of energy vortex ... Wonder which Pharaoh is disturbed ...

Once diving at Big Brother we could clearly hear what sounded like a diesel engine underwater. Ours was the only boat in the area and it was moored ... Some claim there is a "ghost German sub" from WWII still patrolling the area ...

 

[Capt Jim Wyatt]

would never have got in one of those things!

I did hundreds and hundreds of dives as deep as 100 meters in the Voyager subs. We never had a single incident. The ABS & USCG crawled up our collective asses on a routine basis ensuring safety. The sodasorb bill was sky high.

 

[Eric802]

From that article: “Speaking to Russian media, a survivor said that as they took their reserved seats, water started "pouring in" as two hatches were open. She said it was as if the submarine had fallen off "whatever it was holding on to".

(Earlier, we learned that tourists are taken out to the submarine - which is docked at a floating platform - on a regular boat).

But other unconfirmed reports said the vessel hit a reef at 20 metres and lost pressure.”

Wait, so for the people that survived, how were they rescued? At depth? Were people hospitalized because they swam to the surface holding their breath?

As with the liveaboard disasters recently, the only way to get an idea of what actually happened will be to piece together a coherent account from the stories of survivors. We'll get nothing from the authorities.

 

[MB NZ]

I did hundreds and hundreds of dives as deep as 100 meters in the Voyager subs. We never had a single incident. The ABS & USCG crawled up our collective asses on a routine basis ensuring safety. The sodasorb bill was sky high.

It's not the vessel per se, but the regulatory environment. A tourist sub in Hurghada? Seriously, they can't keep a boat afloat or not on fire. Cyprus was no better in the old days.

 

[Scared Silly]

I did hundreds and hundreds of dives as deep as 100 meters in the Voyager subs. We never had a single incident. The ABS & USCG crawled up our collective asses on a routine basis ensuring safety. The sodasorb bill was sky high.

And therein lies the difference. I would bet that you all had more inspections in a quarter than those in Egypt had in a year.

Gotta love lay person comments from this BBC article

Dr James Aldridge from Bristol took the same trip on the submarine in February 2025. He told the BBC: "The sub was well-maintained and was as shown in the promotional photos.

"Fresh paint, modern equipment and with attentive and professional English-speaking staff (including two divers to accompany you down)."

The good doctor should probably stick to medicine. A house with fresh paint over rotting timbers an a ring door bell would also fit into his description.

 

[Catito]

Me at the helm of one of the Voyager submarines.

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You look concerned or bored…but that is very cool. Quite an interesting job.

 

[Capt Jim Wyatt]

You look concerned or bored

Probably concerned. At that point I was probably calculating hard ballast, and it was always a SWAG.