All victims recovered as wrong tunnel theory emerges in Maldives dive tragedy - MSN
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The Maldives dive tragedy reveals how a single flawed assumption — the "wrong tunnel theory" — can cascade into compounding disasters, costing even the rescuers their lives.
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Theory Briefing
- Divers became trapped in what was initially misidentified as a specific tunnel, delaying rescue and making it the Maldives' deadliest diving accident.
- The 'wrong tunnel theory' shows how anchoring to a false premise under pressure leads to cascading decision failures with fatal consequences.
- Rescue diver Mohamed Mahdhee died during the search, illustrating how initial errors multiply risk far beyond the original incident.