Overview
- The recovery team, which on Tuesday brought two victims to the surface, plans further dives for the remaining two when conditions allow.
- The Finnish specialists located all four missing Italians on Monday in the third chamber of the Dekunu Kandu cave at roughly 55–60 meters using rebreathers, scooters, Trimix gas and an ROV.
- Maldivian and Italian authorities are reviewing permits after reports that only three of the five divers were listed, and the University of Genoa said the cave dive fell outside its approved research mission.
- DAN Europe says rescuer safety is the top priority after a Maldivian sergeant major died during decompression in earlier efforts, so operations may pause if visibility, currents or access turn unsafe.
- The cave’s narrow links between three chambers and the depth force long decompression and careful guideline work, and teams also aim to retrieve equipment and dive computers to aid the investigation and give families clearer answers.