Four Russian tourists were killed in an incident with a bathyscaphe in Egypt.

Four Russian tourists were killed in an incident with a bathyscaphe off the coast of Hurghada. The Russian Consulate General in Egypt announced this on March 27.

"On March 27, at about 10:00 a.m., a Sinbad recreational bathyscaphe belonging to the hotel of the same name crashed at a distance of 1 km from the coast. The bathyscaphe carried out a regular underwater excursion with an inspection of the coral reef," the Consulate General's Telegram channel says.

It is specified that in addition to the crew members, there were 45 tourists on board, including minors. All of them are Russian citizens. Most of those on board the bathyscaphe were rescued.

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