Cave diving archive

Vanished in Devil’s Throat: The Fate of Siana Lutanova and Evati Jovchev

Categories: Cave diving, Europe diving accidents

Incident Location Diver Full Names (Deceased) Bulgaria, Rhodope Mountains, Devil’s Throat Cave Siana Lutanova, Evati Jovchev In 1970, two young Bulgarian cave divers, Siana Lutanova and Evati Jovchev, set out on a dive that would become one of the most mysterious tragedies in diving history. They were diving partners, possibly lovers, and certainly close companions. […]

Trapped in Los Camarones: The Haunting Final Dive of François de Roubaix

Categories: Cave diving, Europe diving accidents

Incident Location Diver Full Names (Deceased) Spain, Canary Islands, Palm-Mar, Los Camarones Cave François de Roubaix, Juan José Bentes Castilla Off the coast of Los Cristianos, Tenerife, lies a captivating yet deadly dive site known as Los Camarones. Its underwater cave system has a long-standing reputation for danger. Forty-five years ago, this site fatally trapped […]

Tragedy at El Dudu: The Demise of Divers Carlos Barbieri and Carlos Basso

Categories: Cave diving

Incident Location Diver Names Dominican Republic, El Dudu Lagoon Carlos Barbieri, Carlos Basso The longer remote stretch of coastline, more than 100 miles away from the capital city of Santo Domingo, El Dudu Lagoon is one of the finest natural attractions in the Dominican Republic. Visitors can enjoy swimming in fresh water leaping off rocks, […]