Divers search for remains of 4 after scuba accident in the Maldives
Divers in the Maldives are searching for the remains of four Italian divers who went missing in an underwater cave. The group was exploring a depth of about 160 feet when the accident occurred, and rough weather has hindered recovery efforts. The incident is being investigated, and the Maldives government has suspended the operating license of the vessel involved in the dive.
- ▪Four Italian divers are believed to be missing in an underwater cave in the Maldives.
- ▪The divers were exploring a depth of about 160 feet when the accident occurred.
- ▪Rough weather has hampered recovery efforts, and the Maldives government has suspended the operating license of the vessel involved.
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World Divers search for remains of 4 Italians in the Maldives after weather hampered recovery efforts Updated on: May 16, 2026 / 8:20 AM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google Divers in the Maldives searched Saturday for the bodies of four Italian divers believed to be deep inside an underwater cave, after rough weather repeatedly hampered the effort the previous day.Maldives Presidential Spokesman Mohammed Hussain Shareef said that the searchers have prepared a plan based on their progress exploring the cave on Friday.Italy's Foreign Ministry said earlier that the dive group are believed to have died while exploring a cave at a depth of about 160 feet in Vaavu Atoll on Thursday.
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