00:00At least six people have died and nine have been injured after a tourist submarine carrying
00:0645 people sank in Egypt's Red Sea on Thursday.
00:11All of the victims were Russian nationals.
00:15After the incident, the region's governor visited a hospital treating the survivors.
00:21The vessel went down after setting off from the harbour in the coastal city of Uganda.
00:27It was heading for an underwater tour of local coral reefs.
00:31It is not yet clear what caused the submarine to sink.
00:36This is not the first incident of its kind in the Red Sea.
00:40In November last year, a tourist boat also sank, leaving 11 passengers dead or missing.
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