Survivor of tourist submarine that sank and killed six revealed horrifying moment they realised something was wrong

A woman who was on board the Sindbad tourist submarine which sank in the Red Sea and cost six people their lives has spoken about the moment she realised things were going wrong.

The submarine sank near the Egyptian city of Hurghada, which is about around 290 miles from the capital city of Cairo, yesterday (27 March) with tourists on board.

Hurghada is a popular tourist destination, as it provides access to the Red Sea for those interested in diving and exploring the marine life there.

The Sindbad submarine is supposed to take tourists on a trip to see some of this marine life, with the vessel diving to about 25 metres underwater, with windows so tourists can see what's happening around them.

A total of 50 people were on board the submarine when it sank; 45 tourists and five crew members, and six tourists died, while a further 29 were taken to hospital.

Passengers on the sunken sub claimed that it tried to dive before the hatches were properly closed (Facebook)

The six dead were all Russian nationals, and the Russian consulate said that the submarine was around 1km away from the shore when it sank.

One of the survivors from the deadly disaster explained what it was like on board, as the Mirror reports that Elena Boldareva claimed that the sub started to dive while some of the hatches were still open.

In that moment she said that people started scrambling to try and escape, stating that: "Some managed to swim out, some didn't."

She said that as passengers tried to save themselves, people on boats around them tried to pull survivors out of the water and to safety.

Someone else claimed similar, saying they were about to board the vessel when 'the submarine suddenly started to sink, even though the hatches were open', and they were pushed back away from it.

An official investigation into the cause of the sinking is underway, and Red Sea governor Amr Hanafi said that the vessel and its crew possessed the correct 'scientific certificates'.

Also on board the vessel were Swedish, Norwegian, and Indian citizens, and everyone who was on board is now accounted for, whether living or dead.

Russia's Tass news agency claimed that two children were among the six who died in the submarine sinking.

This is not the first time in recent months that the area has seen a tourist tragedy, as in November, a tourist yacht sailing through the Red Sea sunk after it was warned about rough waters.

At least four people drowned in that disaster while 33 other people were rescued.