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\nThe Divers\u2019 Alert Network Europe, which deployed the three Finnish divers, said on its website that they are technical and cave divers with international experience in search and recovery missions, including operations in \u201cdeep overhead environments, confined spaces and high-risk scenarios.\u201d
\nThe team used advanced technical systems, including closed-circuit rebreathers, a system that recycles exhaled breathing gas and removes carbon dioxide through a chemical scrubber, allowing for \u201csignificantly longer dives,\u201d the organization said.
\nThe body of a fifth Italian \u2014 a diving instructor \u2014 was found earlier outside the cave on the day they were reported missing. The five were exploring a cave at a depth of about 50 meters in Vaavu Atoll on Thursday, according to Italy\u2019s Foreign Ministry. Initial teams had already dived to identify and mark the entrance to the cave system where the Italians disappeared. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
HELSINKI The Divers\u2019 Alert Network Europe, which deployed the three Finnish divers, said on its website that they are technical and cave divers with international experience in search and recovery missions, including operations in \u201cdeep overhead environments, confined spaces and high-risk scenarios.\u201d The team used advanced technical systems, including closed-circuit rebreathers, a system that recycles […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":547504,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-547490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world"],"yoast_head":"\n