Six dead and 39 rescued after tourist submarine sinks in Red Sea, says Egyptian governor | BBC News

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Six tourists have been killed and 39 rescued when a submarine sank in the Egyptian Red Sea, the local governor confirmed .

The accident happened around one kilometre off the coast of Hurghada.

The governor said the tourists were from Russia, Norway, Sweden, and India - all six who died were Russian.

In November, a tourist boat called the Sea Story sank in Hurghada, leaving 11 dead or missing - including a British couple - and 35 survivors.

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