THERE WAS disappointment for UK divers in late August when it was announced, against predictions, that the Maldives would remain on the government’s red list for travel.
However, plans are going ahead to mark the Indian Ocean nation’s 50 years in the diving industry next year, centring on a 50-hour scuba-dive to be carried out by Maldivian technical diver Shafraz “Shaff” Naeem.