Final mission underway
Thai authorities have confirmed today’s rescue mission began at 10.08 this morning (local time), with 19 divers going in.
Despite the heavy rain overnight, conditions in the cave haven’t changed much.
Michael Safi reports there was applause in the room as the rescue chief announced the four boys and their coach will be brought out in the one mission.
More to come.
Michael Safi
Also, hate to bring this up but it was said at the press conference.
Tessa Wong on Twitter
Also Thai gov is saying Elon Musk’s equipment “doesn’t fit with our mission” - so that kid-sized submarine won’t be deployed for today’s rescue of the remaining boys and coach (h/t @8td for translation). #ThamLuang #ThaiCaveRescue
Now we can stop bringing him up!
2Hope4 I agree.......they're going to be OK!!!
Hello fellow "Websleuths Wild Boar Booster Club" members ! I am checking in for my usual afternoon/evening shift. It's currently coming up on 3pm AEST, which means it'll be noon in Thailand.
Got caught up on all the posts and see that it is business as usual: lots of positivity, lots of hoping the rain will bugger off, and the usual conflicting stories form the media. Whatever would we do if we got the facts just straight up? I think we'd all faint.
Anyway, hugs to all of you, and hugs to our Wild Boars, their loved ones, and to all the rescuers. (Even Elon Musk, although I don't think they should use the mini-submarine. Why mess with what has worked? Have it on stand-by, sure. Funny how my tune has changed when before the u, and hugs to our Wild Boars, their loved ones, and to all the rescuers. (Even Elon Musk, although I don't think they should use the mini-submarine. Why mess with a system that has worked well thus far? Have it on stand-by, sure. Funny how my tune has changed when before the first four boys were rescued I was so terrified of the dive plan.)
Also, all the discussion that the coach will be coming out last and may be left alone in the cave: IMO? No way. He will not be left alone. No way. So don't worry about that. He'll at least have a tandem team of divers with him. They probably have as many as four to five divers/doctor in the cave at a time, so no one will be left alone.
Anyway, here we all are again! So glad I get to see this through with all of you lovely people.
Well, we can only hope so.
English ticker scrollingI think it is cool they have someone signing all the news over there.
Please give a thought tonight to retired Thai Navy SEAL Saman Gunan who tragically died in the lead up to the successful rescue of eight and counting boys! He would have been so happy to have seen this day.
Sir, your sacrifice won’t be forgotten. #ThamLuang #ถ้ำหลวง #Thailand #RIP
Me too. He loves those boys. And their parents know it. It was a horrible mistake, but an honest mistake. His intentions were pure imo. He's surely learned his lesson.You know, I feel sorry for the coach and so very proud of him! He is quite young to be put in the position of handling 12 boys in a catastrophe. He held it together and saved all of their lives! He himself is only 25! He is a hero in my eyes!
He can come stay at my home anytime!