Italian divers in Maldives may have got lost in underwater cave: Recovery firm
Five Italian divers tragically lost their lives in an underwater cave in the Maldives. They may have taken a wrong turn in a corridor that led to a dead end, complicating their return. An investigation is underway regarding the circumstances that allowed them to dive to a depth exceeding the country's tourist limit.
- ▪The divers were found in a corridor with no exit inside the cave complex.
- ▪The group included a marine biology professor, her daughter, two young researchers, and their guide.
- ▪Authorities are investigating how the divers were permitted to descend to a depth of 60m, exceeding the 30m limit for tourists.
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Italian divers in Maldives may have got lost in underwater cave: Recovery firmSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxDivers conduct search and recovery operations for the remaining bodies of Italian tourists in the waters of Vaavu Atoll, Maldives, on May 20.PHOTO: EPAPublished May 21, 2026, 05:35 PMUpdated May 21, 2026, 05:35 PMROME – Five Italians killed in a Maldives diving incident may have taken the wrong tunnel on their way out of an underwater cave, the head of the company which recovered their bodies said on May 21.Finnish divers working for Dan Europe found the Italians in a corridor with a dead end inside the cave complex, which sits some 50m underwater, Italy’s la Repubblica daily reported.“There was no way out from there,” the company’s chief executive Laura…
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