A 5-day search for him was called off inconclusively.
\n\nThe Singaporean diver who went missing during a diving expedition in Palau on Sep. 7 was said to be a prominent figure in the local diving community.
\n\nThe search for Robert Tan Soon Liang, 62, ended inconclusively days after he went missing alongside his dive buddy, a 43-year-old Chinese national called Xiaoxi Wu, also known as Helen.
\n\nTributes have since poured in, remembering the man who was a respected figure and friend to all.
\n\nLocal Palau media Island Times reported that the pair were diving at Palau's Peleliu Wall, an advanced dive site and vertical wall running along the western side of the island.
\n\nPalau is an archipelago of over 500 islands, part of the Micronesia region in the western Pacific Ocean.
\n\nBoth divers were part of a diving expedition aboard the M/Y Black Pearl.
\n\nAccording to Island Times, the pair were described as highly experienced divers.
\n\nTan held an SSI Instructor Certifier qualification with more than 5,100 logged dives, while Wu was a certified Advanced Open Water diver with 243 logged dives.
\n\nTan reportedly used his own diving equipment, and both divers chose to use personal GPS devices instead of…
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