Two children are among the six people who died after a tourist submarine sank off the coast of Egypt.
The Sindbad submarine was sailing off the Red Sea resort of Hurghada and was reportedly carrying 45 passengers – from countries including Russia, India, Norway and Sweden – and five Egyptian crew when it sank, according to Reuters.
Red Sea governor Major General Amr Hanafi earlier said that all six dead were Russians, and that 29 of the 39 tourists rescued were injured and taken to hospitals.
No-one was still missing from the vessel, he added, suggesting the crew had also been rescued.
Local news outlet Al Masry Al Youm earlier reported that the submarine was taking people on an underwater tour of the coral reefs when it sank. There have been no reports on what caused the vessel to capsize.
Red Sea governor Major General Amr Hanafi said all six dead were Russians, and that 29 of 39 tourists rescued were injured and taken to hospitals.
No-one was still missing from the vessel, he added, suggesting the crew had also been rescued.
According to the Russian consul in Hurghada earlier in the day, most of the passengers, including all of those who were rescued, were Russian tourists.
The incident took place at around 10am local time and the vessel was being operated by Sindbad Submarines.
