The crew of a recreational submarine that sank off the Egyptian Red Sea coast killing six Russian tourists and injuring nine other passengers have been questioned by authorities in Egypt amid an ongoing investigation.

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.

A tourist submarine believed to be carrying at least 45 Russians sank off the coast of Egypt, killing at least six people, according to the Russian Embassy in Egypt and state media. The tourists were on an excursion to explore the Red Sea when the submarine sank off the Egyptian coast near Hurghada,