Maldives News » Vaavu News Maldives » Vaavu » Life: Five cave divers slipped beneath the waves in the Maldives. Why didn’t they resurface?
A group of five Italian scuba divers died while exploring a deep underwater cave near Vaavu Atoll. No one knows what happened.
News Maldives » Vaavu » Life: Underwater tragedy in Maldives leaves families searching for answers after cave deaths
The husband of Monica Montefalcone, Carlo Sommacal, is demanding answers after a fatal diving trip in Maldives took the lives of his wife and daughter.
News Maldives » Vaavu » Life: Italian researcher’s fatal Maldives scuba gear mystery deepens on funeral day
One of the five divers who drowned in an underwater cave in the Maldives, published multiple studies on dives at depths of 260 feet – deepening the mystery on her funeral day about why she and her ...
News Maldives » Vaavu » Life: Maldives suspends search for four Italians in underwater cave after military diver dies
The group had been diving in caves in the Vaavu Atoll at a depth of around 50m (165ft). They were reported missing by the crew of a vessel they were travelling on when they failed to resurface.
News Maldives » Vaavu » Life: Remaining 4 Bodies of Missing Divers Located After Maldives Diving Accident
The remaining four bodies of divers who went missing after a scuba cave-diving accident in the Maldives have been found, authorities have confirmed. Five divers went missing in the incident on ...
News Maldives » Vaavu » Life: Haunting vid shows inside murky Maldives ‘shark cave’ where 5 divers died… as chilling new theory behind tragedy emerges
THE murky “shark cave” where five Italian divers were tragically killed in the Maldives has been seen in haunting footage – as new theories behind their deaths emerge. Four ...
News Maldives » Vaavu » Life: Diver dies during search for bodies of missing Italians who drowned in Maldives caves as tragic death toll reaches six
A MALDIVIAN diver has died in the search for the bodies of four Italians who were killed in a fatal cave expedition. Sergeant Major Mohammed Mahdi lost his life during the third day of recovery ...
News Maldives » Vaavu » Life: Five Italian divers recovered from Maldives cave system as search operation ends
MALÉ, Maldives — The search and recovery operation in the Maldives deep-sea cave tragedy has officially concluded, with authorities confirming that all five missing Italian divers have been recovered ...
News Maldives » Vaavu » Life: Inside Maldives’ maze-like caves 20 storeys below the sea as pics reveal exact spot where divers’ bodies were found
FROM the surface, the Vaavu Atoll is the ultimate paradise with its white sand beaches, crystal-clear warm waters and abundant marine life. But 20 storeys below the sea’s surface around this ...
News Maldives » Vaavu » Life: Five divers killed in Maldives scuba diving tragedy named - including TV star
The group had set off on a diving expedition on Thursday morning to explore the Vaavu Atoll.
News Maldives » Vaavu » Life: Last words of Italian scuba diver hours before she died in Maldives underwater cave tragedy
Monica Montefalcone, an associate professor of ecology at the University of Genoa, was among five people who died in a diving accident in the Maldives earlier this week ...
News Maldives » Vaavu » Life: Twist of fate that saved sixth person in Maldives deadly diving expedition cave tragedy
A young student from the University of Genoa opted against joining the planned dive and instead stayed on board the group's yacht as five fellow researchers went into the water ...