Read the article HERE

I’ve been to the Maldives twice, so I feel a connection with the story..

The entrance to the cave is at 160 ft. I think the answer lies on if there was still gas in their tanks or not. If there was gas in their tanks they probably died from oxygen toxicity, too deep on the gas that they had. If they ran out of air and there is no air in their tanks maybe there was a silt out and they got lost in the cave.

Either way it’s a pity that they died.

People who I talk to are saying they were stupid and should have known better. But that’s not really true, if you go on Safari with dangerous animals, you’re not expected to be an expert on dangerous animal safaris, you trust your tour guide. If you’re going white water rafting, you don’t have to be an expert, you trust your tour guide. If you’re on a diving vacation and the tour guide says we’re doing this dive which we do all the time with tourists just like you…. well, people would probably think it’s ok.

In Mexico, I’ve been on scuba dives where they are taking open water students in overhead environments for which they are clearly not certified. People trust the tour guide on vacation.

I’m still following the story,, But I’d like to know who from the dive company was with them? Who was there tour guide. If the dive company sent them down unsupervised that is extreme negligence. I’d like to know if there is still gas in their tanks, and what it analyzed as (percentage of oxygen) or if they all ran out of air, which seems unlikely.

Hapoy Friday ! Have a good weekend! Stay safe!