The government plans to enact laws allowing technical diving in the Maldives and is in the process of consulting with pertinent authorities, stated Senior Government Spokesperson Mohamed Hussain Shareef (Mundhu) on Saturday.

In response to a reporter's inquiry at the weekly briefing with the spokesperson, Mundhu stated that the administration intends to implement legislation regulating technical recreational diving, and talks are currently ongoing.

He mentioned that the Maldives has numerous highly skilled and experienced divers.

“We have highly skilled, very experienced divers in the Maldives who have been employed for a long time.” “Maldives has excellent divers,” he stated.

Shafraz Naeem, an experienced diver with a prestigious 27-year career, successfully finishes his 50-hour dive coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Maldives tourism -- Photo/ Ocean 6|50

Maldives presently lacks a legal structure for technical diving. Mundhu stated that the suggested legislation would guarantee that underwater researchers and technical recreational divers fulfill necessary experience and safety criteria prior to participating in such dives.

Although he stated that there would be no delay in the legislation, he did not indicate when the government plans to present a bill to Parliament.

The spokesperson noted that the government's plan to oversee technical diving comes after the tragic event near V. Alimatha, where five Italian tourists lost their lives after exploring a sea cave during a dive last week.

Sergeant First Class Mohamed Mahudhy, who tried to save them, also lost his life in the mission.

The remains of two missing divers were found on the 19th of this month, while the other two were located on the 20th. Everyone was discovered within the cave. The recovery mission included the MNDF Coast Guard, Maldives Police Service, and three skilled Finnish divers assigned by the Italian government.

The government declared on Friday that the remains of the Italian tourists would be brought back home this morning.