By now, I should hope you have read my first instalment from my recent Maldives liveaboard trip, all about the magnificent manta action we had on the trip. If ...

MALE, Maldives — The Maldives, a luxury holiday destination and top diving spot in the Indian Ocean, will lift a decades-old ban on shark fishing, the president’s office said on Wednesday. Sharks were ...

On October 21, 2025, in the Maldives, a video captured an astonishing moment during a recreational diving session when a curious shark swallowed and then spat out a Chinese diver’s underwater camera.

As I pull on my mask and snorkel and waddle over to the boat’s edge in long flippers, I feel a slight trepidation before jumping into the blue abyss. I’m in the middle of the Indian Ocean, about to ...