Six feared dead after tourist sub Sindbad sinks near Egyptian city of Hurghada in the Red Sea
At least six people are feared dead after a tourist submarine sank off the coast of Egypt.
According to the BBC, 29 others were rescued which included nine people in critical condition taken to hospital.
It is believed 40 were passengers aboard the vessel, the Sindbad, when it sank in the Red Sea near Hurghada about 10am local time.
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It is not the first incident of its kind involving a tourist boat in the region when the Sea Story sank in November, along with 11 dead or missing and 35 survivors.
According to Sindbad Submarines, tourists are taken to travel 25m deep in the sea to explore “500 metres of coral reef and its marine inhabitants”.
