MALE — Italian newspaper la Repubblica is reporting that investigators are examining whether the Venturi effect, a sudden suction force created by fast-moving water through a narrow passage, may have played a role in the deaths of five Italian divers inside an underwater cave in Vaavu Atoll earlier this month. The hypothesis, according to the Repubblica report published on 19 May, emerged from early assessments of the cave’s internal structure and the way water moves through its narrowest points. The paper says the specific geometry of the cave may have generated a powerful inward pull that dragged divers into a … Continue reading Italian Media Points to Venturi Effect as Possible Explanation for Vaavu Atoll Cave Deaths