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8 stories for“maldives dive industry”
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
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
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
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
Technical diving instructor Adam Jacoub died on 18 July 2026 following a dive in Hurghada, Egypt. The circumstances remain under investigation.
Jul 20, 2026
Cave diving safety rests on a small set of hard rules built from decades of accident analysis. Here is what those rules are and why the sport enforces them so strictly.
Jun 2, 2026
Scuba has real hazards, but recreational diving within training and conditions is a managed-risk activity, not the extreme gamble suggested by rare accident headlines.
Jul 25, 2026
Billions have been promised across the Red Sea coast and Diriyah. Here is what travelers can actually book right now versus what remains a rendering.
Mar 9, 2025
