5 dykturister döda Maldiverna (2026-05-14) + omkommen räddningsdykare

Tidningen skriver även att dykarna inte hade med sig någon lokal guide – vilket krävs enligt maldivisk lag. Och La Repubblica skriver att forskningsuppdraget från universitetet enligt uppgifter enbart inkluderade snorkling, inte dykning.

A sixth diver, understood to be a female University of Genoa student, had reportedly been preparing to dive with the group but decided at the last moment not to enter the water.

It's confirmed that the only gas available onboard were air and nitrox 28/0.

Equipment details and operational setup​
Vessel operator statement on dive awareness: In a new interview published by Corriere della Sera, Orietta Stella, the legal representative for the tour operator Albatros Top Boat (owners/operators of the Duke of York), stated that the agency "did not know" the group intended to execute a dive exceeding the 30-meter regulatory limit and "would have never authorized it" (Sky TG24).

Gas and equipment checking procedures: Investigators are currently reviewing logs to ensure compliance with strict local prep protocols, which require checking dual regulators, buoyancy compensator devices (BCDs), and dive computers prior to entry (Sky TG24).

Vessel technical capabilities: Technical documentation for the Duke of York highlights that the vessel is natively equipped with high-capacity Coltri compressors and steel multi-valve tanks (ranging from 10 to 18 liters) supporting both standard air and Nitrox 28 blends, alongside support infrastructure for technical rebreather systems (Scuba Cruise). The specific gas analysis of the exact cylinders used by the victims is still being processed by investigators looking for oxygen toxicity or mix mismatches (Sky TG24).
New situational developments​
License suspension: The Maldives Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation officially issued an "indefinite" suspension of the operating license for the Duke of York luxury safari boat pending the conclusion of the joint inquiry (The Guardian).

Search team casualty: A 31-year-old Maldivian military diver, Sergeant Major Mohamed Mahudhee of the National Defence Force, died while attempting to locate the remaining bodies trapped inside the cave network (La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno). Initial medical assessments indicate he suffered fatal decompression sickness (DCS) during a rapid ascent from the deep site (Sky TG24).

Cave architecture details: The Italian Foreign Ministry released updated mapping data of the accident site, noting that the underwater cave is divided into three distinct large chambers interconnected by highly restrictive, narrow passages. Recovery teams have only successfully cleared and explored two of these three chambers (Hillingdon Times).