Overview
- The Foreign Office update, published Tuesday, adds guidance on diving safaris and warns that shark encounters carry risks that are rare but can be fatal.
- The advice notes that many resort islands sit more than an hour from the nearest hyperbaric chamber and asks travellers to confirm how operators would reach one of the three chambers in the country.
- The notice appears under outdoor activity safety and also flags strong tidal currents, urging tourists to swim in supervised areas and follow local warnings.
- Coverage links the update to a recent reported attack on a Spanish honeymooner off Kooddoo island in Gaafu Alif Atoll, with local reports saying surgeons amputated his leg after severe blood loss.
- Media cite Maldivian figures of 112 tourist marine deaths since 2020 and point to heavy visitor numbers in 2024, which raise exposure to water risks and can stretch evacuation times across dispersed islands.