Is the submarine (bathyscaphe) tourist excursion in Egypt safe?
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TL;DR
On Aug 5, 2026, the fully-submersible tourist submarine operated by "Sindbad" sank off the coast, and 6 passengers didn't manage to get out in time; the tour was resold by various travel agencies (like Biblio Globus, Albatross) but run by the same operator.
What the community said
The accident happened on Aug 5, 2026: a fully-submersible tourist submarine operated by "Sindbad" suddenly started sinking, and 6 passengers couldn't escape in time. Some travelers who had dived on the same attraction learned about the tragedy only after returning home.
16 days ago Sindbad submarine tour
News reports are inconsistent, calling it either a "submarine" or a "bathyscaphe" — it's the same excursion run by "Sindbad". Different travel agencies (Biblio Globus, Albatross, etc.) resell tickets, but the operator behind the attraction is always the same company.
16 days ago Operator: Sindbad
The typical route for this excursion: tourists are first brought to the "Sindbad" hotel, then taken by boat to the dive site, and only after that does the actual underwater submersion begin.
16 days ago Sindbad hotel — meeting point