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2026 Vaavu Atoll diving incident

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Tracked since 2026-05-17

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2026-05-18

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Incident on May 14, 2026, where four Italian divers went missing near Alimatha cave, leading to a search and the death of an MNDF diver.

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Maldives government 2

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Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) 2

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Search operation for missing Italian divers 2

Vaavu Atoll 2

Finnish divers 1

Mohamed Mahdhee 1

Maldivian government 1

Alimathaa Resort 1

Damiano Francovigh 1

Iruthisham Adam 1

Italy 1

Italian government 1

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accident tourism Foreign affairs rescue

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The Standard 1

Atoll Times 1

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Foreign divers to lead cave search from Tuesday

2026-05-18

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Foreign Minister Meets Italian Ambassador Following Vaavu Diving Tragedy

2026-05-17