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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- ▪ Finnish divers will try to recover 2 of the dead Italians from an underwater cave in the Maldives — ABC News — International
- ▪ Bodies of four missing Italian divers found inside 'shark cave' in Maldives days after they vanished — Fox News — Latest
- ▪ Experts locate bodies of four missing Italian divers inside Maldives cave — World news | The Guardian
- ▪ Military diver who died trying to recover Italian tourists in Maldives was ‘not trained’ to go into caves, ex-boss says — New York Post
- ▪ Italy's foreign minister says divers found bodies of 4 Italians dead in Maldives sea cave — The Washington Times
- ▪ Bodies found of four divers in Maldives accident — Korea Times
- ▪ Bodies of Four Italian Divers Found in Maldives Cave — NYT > Top Stories
- ▪ Bodies of 4 divers in Maldives underwater cave accident are found — Straits Times — World
- ▪ Search team finds bodies of 4 Italian divers dead in Maldives accident — The Sydney Morning Herald
- ▪ Bodies of missing Italian divers found in Maldives — BBC News
- ▪ Bodies of missing Italian divers found in Maldives — r/news
- ▪ Breaking: Bodies of missing Italian divers in Maldives located — ABC News (Australia)
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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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