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Maldivian diver dies during operation to recover bodies of Italians from underwater cave
Mohamed Mahudhee suffered decompression sickness after searching for scuba divers in Vaavu Atoll and died in hospital.
TL;DR
- A Maldivian military diver, Mohamed Mahudhee, died from decompression sickness during an operation to recover the bodies of five Italian scuba divers.
- The Italian divers drowned while exploring underwater caves at a depth of 50 meters in Vaavu Atoll, Maldives.
- The recovery operation is considered high-risk due to the depth, cave complexity, and potential for disorientation.
- The Maldivian diver was part of the national defense force and was transferred to a hospital in Male before his death.
- The incident is described as the worst single diving accident in the Maldives.
- The luxury yacht the Italians were on, the Duke of York, had its operating license suspended pending investigation.
- Some of the Italian victims were on an official scientific mission to monitor marine environments and study the effects of the climate crisis.