The expedition to this underwater cave at Vaavu Atoll was fatal for five researchers. A local military diver was also killed during the rescue operation the next day. “Jam diving is much more complex in the underwater environment than in the open water, we have darkness or very poor visibility,” said diving instructor and underwater diver Matej Mihailovski.
Maldives, with its atolls, crystal clear water and rich underwater life, is considered a diving mecca. Diving instructor Bojan Bančič regularly organizes expeditions there. He says it is the best place to dive: “We see everything, sea lions, big animals…
” he lists. Diving is allowed to 30 meters deep in Maldives, but the expedition led by Monica Montefalcone, a university professor from Genoa, had a special mission.
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