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Recovery teams retrieve first two Italian divers from Vaavu cave

Recovery teams retrieve first two Italian divers from Vaavu cave

Recovery teams have retrieved the first two bodies of Italian divers from the third chamber of the Vaavu Atoll Cave Dive site, bringing them to the surface and transferring them to a recovery vessel. The operation resumed with foreign cave diving experts and Maldivian authorities. The remaining two bodies are expected to be recovered tomorrow, depending on conditions. The bodies were located earlier this week by Finnish cave diving specialists. The mission is one of the most technically challenging underwater recoveries in the Maldives. Maldivian military diver Mohamed Mahudhee died from decompression sickness during earlier efforts.

Recovery teams have retrieved the first two bodies of Italian divers from the third chamber of the Vaavu Atoll Cave Dive site, bringing them to the surface and transferring them to a recovery vessel. The operation resumed with foreign cave diving experts and Maldivian authorities. The remaining two bodies are expected to be recovered tomorrow, depending on conditions. The bodies were located earlier this week by Finnish cave diving specialists. The mission is one of the most technically challenging underwater recoveries in the Maldives. Maldivian military diver Mohamed Mahudhee died from decompression sickness during earlier efforts.

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May 19, 2026

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Recovery teams have retrieved the first two bodies of Italian divers from the third chamber of the Vaavu Atoll Cave Dive site, bringing them to the surface and transferring them to a recovery vessel. The operation resumed with foreign cave diving experts and Maldivian authorities. The remaining two bodies are expected to be recovered tomorrow, depending on conditions. The bodies were located earlier this week by Finnish cave diving specialists. The mission is one of the most technically challenging underwater recoveries in the Maldives. Maldivian military diver Mohamed Mahudhee died from decompression sickness during earlier efforts.

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