At least six people were killed and nine others injured when an Egyptian tourist submarine sank off the coast of the Red Sea resort town of Hurghada, local media reported Thursday. The Russian embassy in Egypt said the sub had 45 tourists on board, all Russian.

At least six people died after a tourist submarine crashed in the Red Sea, less than a mile off the coast of Egypt, authorities confirmed March 27.

At least six are believed dead, and nine have been injured, after a tourist submarine went down off the Egyptian Red Sea city of Hurghada on Thursday, state media reported. The sub, which had over 40 Russian tourists aboard,