MAILONLINE BLOG: Follow live updates as a tourist submarine carrying 44 people sinks in the Red Sea off the Egyptian cost sparking a major rescue operation.
A tourist submarine, named Sindbad, sank in the Red Sea off the coast of Hurghada, Egypt, killing six people, including two children. The passengers included tourists from India, Norway, and Sweden, as well as five Egyptians. The cause of the sinking is under investigation, with reports suggesting the submarine may have struck a reef. Some survivors claimed the submarine began to dive with its hatches open.
