At least six people were killed and dozens were injured Thursday after a "recreational" tourist submarine sank in the Red Sea off the sprawling Egyptian beach resort of Hurghada, 280 miles southeast of Cairo.

Egyptian state media say a semi-submarine tourist vessel has sunk off the country's popular Red Sea coast, killing at least six people.

Six are feared dead after a tourist submarine sank in the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt, according to local reports. At least nine more are said to have been injured.Multiple ambulances have been deployed to the scene in Hurghada,