DIVERS’ BODIES HAD NOT OPTIMAL EQUIPMENT, SAYS RESCUER.

Maldivian soil for cremation. The four bodies of the Italian divers are expected to be cremated on Maldivian soil, and the ashes returned to Italy, where relatives will await them in Rome. The four bodies of the Italian divers are expected to be returned to Italy for cremation, and the ashes to be handed to relatives in Rome. Four Italian divers' corpses are expected to be returned to Rome for cremation, and the ashes handed to relatives there.

Original dispatch: Bodies of Italian divers did not have optimal equipment, says rescuer