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world8 days ago•22 min saved

Two Italian Tourists Recovered From Maldives Underwater Cave by Elite Divers

Finnish Divers Alert Network Europe divers recovered two of four Italian tourists from a deep, roughly 200-foot Maldives underwater cave; Gianluca Benedetti’s body had previously been found near the cave entrance. The missing are Monica Montefalcone, Giorgia Sommacal, Muriel Oddenino and Federico Gualtieri. A Maldivian coast guard diver died during the operation, and search efforts continued for the remaining two bodies.

via New York Post|

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world10 days ago•6 min saved

Finnish cave divers join high-risk Maldives effort to recover missing Italian divers

International cave divers from the Divers Alert Network arrived in the Maldives to plan a new strategy to recover four missing Italian divers from a deep Vaavu Atoll cave after the body of Gianluca Benedetti was found; a second recovery diver, Sgt. Mohamed Mahudhee, died during a later attempt, underscoring the extreme dangers of deep-cave dives (depths around 70 meters, long passages, strong currents, decompression limits); the missing are Monica Montefalcone, Giorgia Sommacal, Federico Gualtieri, and Muriel Oddenino. Authorities are also examining legal aspects of diving depth as the vessel’s license has been suspended, and Italian-Maldivian coordination continues.

via CNN|

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