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.

A recreational submarine taking 45 tourists on an underwater cruise of coral reefs sank off the Egyptian Red Sea resort town of Hurghada, leaving six people dead.

Egyptian officials say a submarine tourist vessel with 45 passengers and 5 crew sank off the country's popular Red Sea coast, killing at least six people.