Feature: Egypt launches 1st underwater military museum to attract tourists, protect coral reefs


  • World
  • Saturday, 05 Aug 2023

HURGHADA, Egypt, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Diving enthusiasts can now descend into the crystal waters of the Red Sea to flit about as Egypt's first underwater military museum opened this week.

"The new diving sites will embrace 15 old army machines in certain locations ... it took seven years of careful planning to prepare these sites," Egypt's Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad said at an inauguration ceremony late on Thursday.

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