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At a Male ceremony on Wednesday, Rome honoured the military diver who fell ill while searching for five missing Italians in May, and opened a fund for his heirs that runs to the end of the year.
Nov 6, 2026
An expert report for Italian prosecutors lists anoxia as the cause of death for the five divers lost in a Vaavu Atoll cave in May. Why they ran short of gas is still unanswered.
Oct 6, 2026
Sami Paakkarinen, Jenni Westerlund and Patrik Grönqvist received Italian state honours for a recovery mission defined by preparation, restraint and humanity.
Jul 25, 2026
Five Italian divers died in a Maldives cave near Vaavu Atoll on 14 May 2026, and a Maldivian rescue diver died during the search that followed.
May 15, 2026
One Maldivian military diver died in the Vaavu Atoll mission. His service deserves gratitude, while the unanswered questions surrounding his death still demand scrutiny.
Jul 25, 2026
Finnish cave specialists, Maldivian coast guard divers and DAN Europe medics carried out a coordinated recovery after the Vaavu Atoll cave tragedy.
May 22, 2026
Five Italian divers and a Maldivian rescuer died in May. A manslaughter file is open in Rome, a liveaboard lost its permit, and the Maldives is writing technical diving law. A follow-up assessment.
Aug 12, 2026
MNDF Sergeant Major Mohamed Mahudhee died searching a Maldives cave for five missing divers. His death shows the risk that recovery divers accept on behalf of strangers.
May 24, 2026
A training dive off Punta Chiappa found nine amphorae below 40 metres, a site reported by a diving pioneer in 1959 and then lost. Archaeologists call the link a hypothesis that still needs proving.
Oct 28, 2026
A week-long expedition at Matka Canyon ended with Bartlomiej Pitala turning at 338 m, a mark the club calls the deepest cave dive ever. No independent body has confirmed it.
Oct 23, 2026
A small genre with a heavy subject. These are the documentaries and features that actually explain the sport, including the ones that handle its deaths honestly rather than as spectacle.
Aug 11, 2026
A cave in the Maldives, a lake in Germany, an inlet in Florida, a tuna farm off Malta. Four very different events, and a short list of factors that shows up in nearly all of them.
Aug 13, 2026
The current constant weight world records, the athletes behind them, and the federations, AIDA and CMAS, that ratify every metre added to the books.
Jan 15, 2026
After six divers died in a Vaavu Atoll cave, the Maldives is drafting new rules to permit and regulate technical diving in the country for the first time in its history.
May 28, 2026
Technical diving instructor Adam Jacoub died on 18 July 2026 following a dive in Hurghada, Egypt. The circumstances remain under investigation.
Jul 20, 2026
