On the 30th Anniversary of the biggest tragedy for local diving, Raniero Borg has shared the following video. We also add below the front page of the Times of Malta and Sunday Times of Malta on those sad days.
The victims were Dr Franklin Polidano, Dr Sandro Caruana and Michael Camilleri, all in their mid-20s at that time.
As reported by Timesofmalta.com on 10 February 2016 Palumbo shipyard directors are expected to be charged with the involuntary homicide of a diver who drowned while working in a dock, the Times of Malta has learnt. The police yesterday told this newspaper charges would be filed in relation to the death of Patrick Vella, 36, Read More
The Armed Forces of Malta announced on their Facebook Page that this morning, the 25 May 2023 they carried out a rescue of a diver in distress at Ċirkewwa Marine Park, and later in the day they shared information about another incident at Xwejni Bay, Gozo. Earlier this morning, the Malta Rescue Coordination Centre received Read More
Local media reports that a British diver aged 66 died after encountering difficulties during a dive at Cirkewwa Marine Park. From information gained on site, just before 11am the diver who was in the company of a small group surfaced mid-way to the wreck of the P29 Patrol Boat. The group called for help and Read More
From Times of Malta.com 04 August 2015 A scuba instructor based in West Sussex, UK has been charged with two involuntary homicides by Maltese authorities and is fighting extradition to Malta. Stephen Martin, 55, an experienced diver, was diving with eight friends from the Brighton branch of the British Sub-Aqua Club on June 18 last Read More
A fish farm diver who was left paralysed from the waist down following a deep-sea work dive back in April 2012 has been awarded over €500,000 in damages. Timesofmalta.com reports that Frederick Catania suffered from spinal decompression syndrome in April 2012, following a 71-metre dive to work on cages belonging to Ta’ Mattew Fish Farms Read More
From the Malta Independent Rescue personnel have found the body of a diver who went missing on Monday. The body was found in the water off Bahar ic-Caghaq, during the second day of the search. Neil Zammit, 20, went missing after he separated from his diving colleague on Monday evening. The search started immediately after Read More