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Fire on the Maina Safari

Operator
Vessel
Date
Location
Feydhoo harbour, Addu City, Maldives
Fatalities
0

According to edition.mv (The Edition), the diving boat of Maina Safari was destroyed by fire while moored outside Feydhoo harbour, Addu City, in the southern Maldives, on 7 March 2026. No injuries were reported. The Maldives National Defence Force's Southern Area Fire Station responded. Unconfirmed local speculation attributed the fire spreading to an exploding gas cylinder; this was not confirmed by authorities.

Conditions that day

Wind
5 to 6 kn from 280°
Strongest gust
9 kn
Hour by hour (24 of 24 hours, UTC)
UTCWindGustFrom
00:006 kn9 kn280°
01:006 kn8 kn280°
02:005 kn8 kn280°
03:005 kn8 kn280°
04:005 kn8 kn280°
05:006 kn8 kn280°
06:006 kn8 kn280°
07:006 kn9 kn290°
08:006 kn9 kn290°
09:006 kn9 kn290°
10:006 kn9 kn280°
11:006 kn9 kn280°
12:006 kn9 kn280°
13:006 kn9 kn280°
14:006 kn8 kn280°
15:005 kn8 kn280°
16:005 kn7 knW
17:005 kn7 knW
18:005 kn8 knW
19:005 kn8 knW
20:005 kn8 knW
21:005 kn8 knW
22:005 kn8 kn260°
23:006 kn8 knW

ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, sampled 15 km from the recorded position. Modelled conditions across the whole day, not an observation at the vessel: a grid this coarse averages away the localised squall or wave a report may describe. Not a statement of cause.

Photos

Sources

edition.mv (The Edition)
Diving boat outside Feydhoo destroyed in fire·7 March 2026