Bodies of divers who died in Maldives scuba accident returned to Italy

The remains of four Italian divers who died deep inside an underwater cave earlier this month while diving in the Maldives were repatriated early Saturday, a Maldivian government spokesperson said. Five Italian divers went missing on May 14 while exploring the cave about 160 feet underwater in Vaavu Atoll. The body of their Italian diving … Read more

Divers killed in Maldives cave may have taken wrong tunnel, recovery firm CEO says:

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 that recovered their bodies said Thursday. Finnish divers working for DAN Europe found the Italians in a corridor with a dead end inside the cave complex, which sits … Read more

Divers find bodies of 4 Italians in Maldives sea cave

Rome — Italy’s Foreign Ministry said Monday rescuers have located the bodies of four Italian divers who were believed to be deep inside an underwater cave in a Maldive atoll. Searches had resumed on Monday after being suspended following the death of a local military diver during a perilous mission to try to reach them. … Read more

Finnish divers join the search for remains of 4 Italian divers in the Maldives

Three Finnish divers arrived in the Maldives Sunday to draw up a fresh plan in the search for the bodies of four Italian divers believed to be deep inside an underwater cave. The initial search was suspended after a local military diver died during a perilous mission to try to reach them. The group of … Read more

5 Italian tourists killed in Maldives cave diving accident as authorities search water for bodies

Five Italians have died in a scuba diving accident in the Maldives, Italy’s foreign ministry said on Thursday, with security forces in the Indian Ocean archipelago recovering one body. The string of coral islands is a luxury holiday destination popular with divers, who often stay at remote resorts or on liveaboard dive boats. “Following an … Read more