'Across Maldives 2026': Shafraz Naeem begins an underwater record attempt
A fortnight-long dive across the archipelago opens the Visit Maldives Book of Records.
Maldivian diver Shafraz Naeem began a fortnight-long underwater record attempt on Friday, setting out from Addu on a traverse that will take him, in stages, the length of the archipelago. The effort — titled 'Across Maldives 2026' — is the inaugural record attempt of the year for the Visit Maldives Book of Records.
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