Euronews • May 19, 2026 11:58

Maldives cave diving tragedy: Search continues for missing Italian divers

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Search and recovery operations remained underway in the Maldives’ Vaavu Atoll after five Italian divers went missing during a deep cave dive near Alimathaa Island.

Story Timeline

Wed 11:54 - Al Jazeera English

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Thu 07:22 - Sky News (UK)

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Thu 20:48 - BBC Europe

Five Italians die during cave dive in Maldives

Fri 06:03 - Sky News (UK)

Five Italians die while exploring underwater caves in the Maldives

Fri 06:03 - Sky News (UK)

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Fri 06:03 - Sky News (UK)

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Fri 13:31 - Euronews

Five Italians die in Maldives cave diving tragedy

Fri 13:54 - Le Figaro

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Sat 08:14 - Euronews

Search continues for bodies of Italian divers who died in Maldives

Sat 10:57 - ANSA Main

Maldivian media: 'The diver who was looking for the bodies of Italians is dead'

Sat 11:45 - The Guardian

Maldives diver dies in operation to recover bodies of Italians from cave

Sat 12:00 - The Guardian

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Sat 13:42 - BBC Headlines

Rescue diver dies during search for bodies of Italians who drowned in Maldives caves

Sun 11:55 - Fox News

Maldives military diver dies searching for four Italian divers missing inside underwater cave system

Sun 13:04 - Sky News (UK)

Finnish divers arrive in Maldives - as search for bodies of four Italians continues

Sun 16:45 - Fox News

Underwater tragedy in Maldives leaves families searching for answers after cave deaths

Mon 11:29 - Euronews

Bodies of four divers who drowned in Maldives diving accident found, Italy says

Mon 11:54 - BBC Headlines

Bodies of missing Italian divers found in Maldives

Mon 12:52 - DW All

Maldives: Bodies of missing Italian divers found

Mon 12:52 - DW Top

Maldives: Bodies of missing Italian divers found

Mon 13:54 - NYT Europe

Bodies of Four Italian Divers Found in Maldives Cave

Mon 13:54 - The Guardian

Experts locate bodies of four missing Italian divers inside Maldives cave

Mon 18:21 - Fox News

Bodies of four missing Italian divers found inside 'shark cave' in Maldives days after they vanished

Tue 09:24 - Euronews

Finnish divers recover bodies of two Italians from underwater cave in Maldives

Tue 10:36 - Sky News (UK)

Bodies of divers who died exploring Maldives cave recovered

Tue 10:37 - BBC Europe

Two bodies of missing Italians recovered from inside Maldives cave

Tue 11:58 - Euronews

Maldives cave diving tragedy: Search continues for missing Italian divers

Tue 12:46 - Le Figaro

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ANSA Main

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10:57

Maldivian media: 'The diver who was looking for the bodies of Italians is dead'

Lo afferma il governo delle Maldive. I diplomatici italiani seguono le operazioni, la polizia del posto fornirà un team di supporto psicologico

Al Jazeera English

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11:54

Maldives jails two journalists for reporting on president’s alleged affair

Rights groups condemn jailing of journalists for violating a gag order on allegations against President Mohamed Muizzu.

BBC Europe

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10:37

Two bodies of missing Italians recovered from inside Maldives cave

The two were among four divers located in the furthest chamber in the cave and their bodies were recovered by specialist divers.

20:48

Five Italians die during cave dive in Maldives

Italy says the incident happened at a depth of 50m. Maldivian rescuers have so far found one body.

BBC Headlines

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11:54

Bodies of missing Italian divers found in Maldives

The bodies of all five Italian divers who died in the Maldives last week have now been found, officials tell the BBC.

13:42

Rescue diver dies during search for bodies of Italians who drowned in Maldives caves

Staff Sgt Mohamed Mahdhee died while diving in the search-and-rescue operation, the Maldives government tells the BBC.

DW All

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12:52

Maldives: Bodies of missing Italian divers found

The group went missing five days earlier while exploring an underwater cave system.

DW Top

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12:52

Maldives: Bodies of missing Italian divers found

The group went missing five days earlier while exploring an underwater cave system.

Euronews

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09:24

Finnish divers recover bodies of two Italians from underwater cave in Maldives

Maldives government spokesman Ahmed Shaam had earlier said that the three Finnish divers would retrieve the bodies, which were lying at a depth of around 60 metres.

11:29

Bodies of four divers who drowned in Maldives diving accident found, Italy says

Five Italian divers are believed to have died while exploring a cave at a depth of about 50 metres in Vaavu Atoll on Thursday, according to Italy’s Foreign Ministry.

08:14

Search continues for bodies of Italian divers who died in Maldives

Five Italians died during the incident while reportedly "attempting to explore caves at a depth of 50 metres," the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said earlier this week.

13:31

Five Italians die in Maldives cave diving tragedy

Rescue teams in the Maldives continued recovery operations after the country’s deadliest diving accident killed five Italian divers.

Fox News

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18:21

Bodies of four missing Italian divers found inside 'shark cave' in Maldives days after they vanished

Rescuers found four Italian divers' bodies deep inside a Maldives underwater cave days after they vanished during a dive far beyond recreational limits.

16:45

Underwater tragedy in Maldives leaves families searching for answers after cave deaths

The husband of Monica Montefalcone, Carlo Sommacal, is demanding answers after a fatal diving trip in Maldives took the lives of his wife and daughter.

11:55

Maldives military diver dies searching for four Italian divers missing inside underwater cave system

A Maldivian military diver died from decompression sickness during a perilous mission to recover bodies of four Italian divers trapped in a deep underwater cave.

Le Figaro

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12:46

Six dead in a diving accident in the Maldives: how to explain such a tragedy?

DÉCRYPTAGE - Cinq plongeurs décédés et un moniteur de plongée disparu en allant les chercher… Gravissime mais rare, cet accident interpelle la communauté sous-marine tout entière et rappelle, s’il en …

13:54

Maldives: searches underway to find Italians who died in a diving accident

Quatre ressortissants italiens en vacances aux Maldives, ainsi que leur instructeur de plongée, ont disparu. Des recherches sont en cours pour retrouver les corps.

NYT Europe

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13:54

Bodies of Four Italian Divers Found in Maldives Cave

The discovery comes after days of searching by an international team of rescue divers. A fifth body was recovered last week.

Sky News (UK)

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