Six people dead after ‘tourist submarine sinks’ in Egypt

An aerial shot of the Red Sea beach in Hurghada City, in Egypt (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Six people are believed to be dead and at least nine more after a tourist submarine sank off the coast of Egypt.

Multiple ambulances have been deployed to the scene in Hurghada, a city on the Red Sea coast that is popular with British travellers.

Egyptian media reported that the boat is named ‘Sinbad’ and had about 44 passengers of different nationalities on board when the incident happened.