The tragic submarine incident from yesterday in Egypt led to the death of six people and many more were injured when a tourist submarine ended up sinking in the Red Sea.
One survivor from the tragedy says the vessel began to dive into the water with the hatches still open, and that led to tourists scrambling out as it took in water.
Elena Boldareva shared how she and her partner swam out of the Sindbad tourist submersible after their reflexes kicked in that something was not quite right.
It started to sink at its landing pontoon, off the coast of Hurghada during the morning hours.
His daughter and mother were rushed to the hospital and were among the lucky 39 people who were rescued. Six people reportedly lost their lives, and one child is still admitted to the ICU and fighting for their life.
Most of the people had no choice but to save themselves, as no one else would or could in time. Meanwhile, other tourists near the marina of the Sindbad Club Hotel rushed to pull people from the water.
The submarine began to descend before everyone was on board, and that led to the man responsible for loading to shout, stop, stop, and stop!
At least six Russians, including two children, were among those killed, while 15 were said to be suffering from serious injuries.