2026 Dhekunu Kandu cave diving incident

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The 2026 Dhekunu Kandu cave diving incident was a cave diving incident that occurred on May 14th, 2026 at the Dhekunu Kandu cave, also known as the Devana Kandu or Thinwana Kandu cave system, Thinadhoo, Vaavu Atoll, Maldives. The incident involved a team of Italian divers participating in a research and diving expedition aboard the liveaboard vessel MV Duke of York. The dive took place in a deep underwater cave environment at depths which exceeded standard recreational diving limits of 30 meters, and the group failed to surface as scheduled. It was the deadliest diving accident ever recorded in the Maldives.

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