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Posted on 05/17/2026 7:11:46 AM PDT by BenLurkin
A veteran Maldivian diver alleges the five Italians who died trapped in a deep underwater cave didn’t have the required government authorization to undertake such a perilous dive, and would still be alive today if the rules had been followed.
A group of five Italian scuba divers died exploring the Alimathaa cave in the Vaavu Atoll Thursday, at a depth of about 160 feet, according to Italy’s Foreign Ministry.
Shafraz Naeem, a instructor-trainer with 30 years of technical diving experience and advisor to the Maldives National Defence Force, has done more than 50 dives in the cave where the group disappeared and even a Coast Guard diver died Saturday.
The entrance to the cave is between 180 and 190 feet deep, and it extends some 330 feet inward, before branching off into narrow tunnels that continue ever deeper...
The maximum allowed diving depth in the Maldives is 100 feet for a recreational dive, which is what the ship, the Duke of York — a foreign-operated live-aboard yacht that had another 20 tourists on board and is listed as a PADI Five Star Dive Resort — offers.
Both the Italian tour company, Albatros, that runs the boat, and the University of Genoa, that sent the researchers on scientific mission to the Maldives, said they had not authorized the dive.
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A group of eight divers from the Maldives Coast Guard failed to recover any remains Saturday, and one of them died of suspected decompression sickness in the efforts. A specialized team from Finland is en route to take over the operation.
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I saw this … sad
I had one old boy one tell me “if its higher than corn, or lower than taters, it ain’t for me”.
Especially criminally negligent for a mother to bring her daughter into such an unsafe situation. May they rest in peace.
At least some of them wpuod clearly have known better.
Unless the government has lost the paperwork allowing the dive.
...would...
I’m adding this to My ‘Bucket List’
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No one knows that the rules were broken better than the dead…
Road Weenies
Gotta love them.
Overheard on an NPR report which interviewed a Maldivian diving instructor who had extensive experience of the caves, he said the Italian divers may not have been equipped with the correct mix of gasses needed for that depth. They may have only been using oxygen which is insufficient. He also said he believes the rescuer who perished may have suffered from excess blood levels of nitrogen. I keep NPR on in my garage 24/7 just to keep up with what the enemy is saying but once in awhile they’re programming and reporting is spot on. I also heard a report there on Trump’s Beijing meeting and surprisingly it was very fair and balanced. Maybe they are pandering just to keep their funding. Who knows.
The NPR article is full of nonsensical information.
No surprise there!
So, uh, they died because they didn't have the almighty government's "authorization"? Sheesh.
Gotta love that kind of wisdom.
Sad, looks like 130 feet is limit for recreational divers. 160 feet requires different equipment and skills.
A buddy of mine took up scuba diving some years ago. With regular oxygen tanks you only can spend a few minutes at 130 feet before having to work your way back to the surface.
“Given enough time and money, man will always find a way to harm, maim, or kill himself.”
I’m good with ankle deep.
And they are hardly the first to flaunt rules or pay the price for being a dare devil. Going in the opposite direction the many dead on Everest and no doubt other mountains are witness to that. I’m not saying everyone broke rules but as was said on another thread nature is a harsh mistress.
<>I keep NPR on in my garage 24/7 just to keep up with what the enemy is saying<>
I did the same every morning until October 2020 when NPR never reported AT ALL on the Hunter Biden laptop, not even to report the 51 intelligence deep stater denials.
But, I recently started listening again. For a few weeks. That was it. NPR programing is boring and so predictably leftist, woke . . .
As in 2020, not reporting or underreporting current events is NPR’s greatest crime.
For the typical democrat, the easiest way to become ever more ignorant is to listen/watch/read the likes of NPR.
What were the thinking? Oh yeah, they weren’t.
“We don’t have to follow rules...”
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Lawyers come to mind...
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