The pictures show the dark and difficult conditions in the Maldives’ cave where five divers died

A Maldives government official says a permit was given to study soft corals, but authorities were unaware the group planned to cave dive.

A group of five Italian scuba divers died while exploring a deep underwater cave near Vaavu Atoll. No one knows what happened.

Maldivian authorities say they are probing whether the group descended far deeper than expected