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Last update: 6 hours agoCave-Dive Tragedy: Maldives authorities suspended the search for four Italian divers trapped inside a deep underwater cave in Vaavu Atoll after a Maldivian military diver, Staff Sergeant Mohamed Mahudhee, died from underwater decompression sickness while trying to reach them; one Italian body had already been recovered, and officials say three Finnish deep-and-cave diving experts are expected to arrive to rethink the plan. Health & Safety Watch: The dive reportedly went far beyond the Maldives recreational limit of 30m, and investigations continue into what went wrong, with rough weather repeatedly disrupting recovery efforts. Global Ripple: Sri Lanka is now weighing a “generational tobacco ban” inspired by the Maldives model, as policymakers push long-term steps to phase out smoking. Quick Context: The incident has already claimed six lives total, including the rescuers’ death, and remains one of the deadliest diving disasters in the country’s recent history.
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