A sudden tragedy occurred in the Red Sea off the coast of Hurghada on Thursday( 27 March), when the Sindbad submarine with Russian tourists, sank after it was on a 40-minute journey to view a reef - a major attraction in the area.

• Six people, all Russian, died after the tourist vessel sank around one kilometre from the coast. The local governor said 39 tourists were rescued, and nobody is missing.
• The 45 tourists were from Russia, Norway, Sweden and India, the governor said, along with five Egyptian crew members.
• The company in charge, Sindbad, has cancelled upcoming trips and authorities are investigating.