An incorrect mix of gases in the divers' tanks or human error may have been behind the tragedy in which five Italians lost their lives scuba diving in an underwater cave in the Maldives Thursday, an expert told ANSA Friday. (ANSA)

Maurizio Uras dive master di lungo corso e titolare del dive center “L'Argonauta” in Sardegna prova a ricostruire la tragedia che ha colpito i 5 italiani alle …

I dubbi del dive master Maurizio Uras: prima di immergersi un sub controlla con l'ossimetro la miscela contenuta nella bombola e valuta la profondità da raggiungere, se erano…

MALE: Five Italians have died in a scuba diving accident in the Maldives, Italy’s foreign ministry said on Thursday, with security forces in the Indian Ocean archipelago…

The victims included a marine biology professor, her daughter and two young researchers.

Five Italians have died in a scuba diving accident in the Maldives, Italy's foreign ministry said on Thursday, with security forces in the Indian Ocean archipelago recovering one…

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An Italian expert has joined police divers and rescue vessels in the Maldives for searches after the death of five Italian divers in a scuba accident.

L'esperto, importanti anche i computer al polso dei sub e le risposte dall'autopsia (ANSA)

An incorrect mix of gases in the divers' tanks or human error may have been behind the tragedy in which five Italians lost their lives scuba diving in an underwater cave in the…

The group was exploring a series of underwater caves at a depth of around 50 metres in Vaavu Atoll in the Maldives.

ROME —Five Italian nationals have died following a scuba diving accident in the Maldives, Italy’s foreign ministry said on Thursday. The incident occurred...

Rescue teams in the Maldives continued recovery operations after the country’s deadliest diving accident killed five Italian divers.

The divers became trapped in a sea cave at a depth of about 50 metres. A high-risk search for the bodies was suspended because of rough seas.

L'esperto: importanti i computer al polso dei sub e le risposte dall'autopsia. Le possibili manifestazioni polmonari e neurologiche. Il Pc, come una scatola nera

I cinque italiani sono stati trovati a 50 metri di profondità, oltre la soglia delle immersioni ricreative. Tra le ipotesi c’è la tossicità dell’ossigeno

Several fatalities have been reported in recent years but diving and water sports-related accidents are still relatively rare.

An international dive safety group sent experts to the Maldives on Sunday to join a multinational recovery effort after five Italians and a rescue diver died in the Indian Ocean…

An Aussie dive instructor has weighed in on the mysterious deaths of five Italian scuba divers in the Maldives after one enthusiast sensationally claimed the group were “dead the…