Five Italians die in Maldives diving incident, foreign ministry says
Maldivian authorities are investigating the deaths of five Italian tourists after a cave dive at about 165 feet ended in their disappearance.
- On Thursday, Italy's foreign ministry confirmed five Italian nationals died while exploring underwater caves in the Vaavu Atoll at a depth of around 165 feet.
- The group had been traveling aboard the Duke of York, a liveaboard diving vessel, before disappearing near Alimathaa and failing to resurface by midday.
- Maldivian authorities have launched an investigation into the tragedy, with reports indicating conditions at the dive site were unfavorable when the group entered the water.
- Officials have not released the victims' identities or cause of death, though according to Il Sole 24 Ore, one deceased is believed to be a researcher from Genoa.
- The Vaavu Atoll remains a popular destination for diving enthusiasts, though the incident has prompted heightened scrutiny of deepwater cave operations in the region.
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The victims were Italian and were part of a diving expedition in the Vaavu atoll. Authorities of Maldives and Italy investigate what happened
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5 dead in scuba diving accident in deep underwater cave in the Maldives: Officials
Boat off the Dhigurah island coastline with its long white sand beach lined with palm trees in the Maldives (@Didier Marti/Getty Images) (MALDIVES) Five Italian nationals, including a mother and her daughter, died while scuba diving in a deep underwater cave in the Maldives, according to Italian and Maldivian officials, as a risky search effort attempts to recover the remaining missing divers. The divers went missing Thursday while exploring a c…
5 divers die in scuba incident while exploring underwater cave in the Maldives
Maldivian authorities conducted a high-risk search Friday for the bodies of four Italian divers who died in a scuba accident in a deep underwater cave a day before. The body of a fifth diver was recovered Thursday, local officials said.
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