The President of Italy, Sergio Mattarella, has given a special award to three Finnish divers who brought back the bodies of four Italian divers from a dangerous underwater cave in the Maldives. The operation was one of the most difficult […]
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Back-to-back fatalities at Gabriola Island and Whytecliff Park renew calls for solo diving awareness and pre-dive safety checks. British Columbia’s diving community is reeling after two scuba fatalities occurred in the province’s coastal waters within the span of just four
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A regulatory grey area has claimed lives. The question now isn’t whether to legislate — it’s whether the Maldives has the courage to do it properly. Six people are dead. Five Italian divers — among them University of Genoa marine
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On the morning of May 14, 2026, five experienced Italian divers descended beneath the surface of Devana Kandu — a tidal channel near Alimathaa Island in the Maldives’ Vaavu Atoll, approximately 100 kilometres south of the capital Malé — and
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The Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) has confirmed that the bodies of four Italian divers missing since last week’s fatal cave diving accident in Vaavu Atoll have now been located inside the underwater cave system where the group disappeared. The
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Recovery operations remain underway in the Maldives following the fatal cave diving accident that claimed the lives of five Italian divers earlier this week, as authorities continue searching underwater cave systems near Vaavu Atoll. The tragedy, which has already sparked
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A new wave of expert analysis is shedding light on the possible causes behind the fatal Maldives diving accident that killed five Italian divers earlier this week — a tragedy already considered one of the deadliest diving incidents in the
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A scuba diving excursion in the Maldives has ended in tragedy after five Italian divers died while exploring an underwater cave system in Vaavu Atoll, according to Italian and Maldivian authorities. The group disappeared during a deep dive near the
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More than 1,700 passengers and crew members aboard the cruise ship Ambition were temporarily confined in Bordeaux, France, after a suspected norovirus outbreak sickened dozens of people during a voyage through Western Europe. French health authorities intervened after around 50
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A 27-year-old scuba diver was killed after being struck by a boat while diving in the Lower Florida Keys, despite a diver-down flag reportedly being displayed at the time of the incident. According to authorities, the accident happened near Little
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