Ex-military diver claims ‘rules were broken’ in Maldives scuba diving trip that led to death of 5 tourists

questioned why the divers were allowed to complete the dive in the first place.

“Everyone knows the rules were broken; they didn’t even have a permit to conduct research at those depths,” Naeem said.

At its deepest point, the cave is 70 meters (230ft) below the surface, and 200 meters long.