Thailand - FOUND ALIVE - 12 Boys And Coach Rescued from Cave, 23 June 2018 #6

[Poppyflower]

Keep the info coming! That is why websleuths is what it is. Nosey, I mean inquiring minds and all that

Thanks to everyone for contributing the updates. I've been busy and instead of googling I come here. I know you'll have the latest and best articles since we all followed it so closely.

 

[Gardener1850]

MAE SAI, Thailand — Improbably enough, most of the escapes went flawlessly.

But on trip No. 11, to save one of the last soccer teammates stuck for 18 days deep inside the cave, something went dangerously wrong.

Rescuers inside an underground chamber felt a tug on the rope — the sign that one of the 12 boys or their coach would soon emerge from the flooded tunnels.

“Fish on,” the rescuers signaled, recalled Maj. Charles Hodges of the United States Air Force, mission commander for the American team on site.

Fifteen minutes went by. Then 60. Then 90.

As the rescuers waited anxiously, a diver navigating the 11th teammate through the underwater maze lost hold of the guide rope. With visibility near zero, he couldn’t find the line again. Slowly, he backtracked, going deeper into the cave to search for the rope, before the rescue could resume.

Read more: ‘Still Can’t Believe It Worked’: The Story of the Thailand Cave Rescue

 

[Spellbound]

OSU grad led harrowing rescue mission for soccer team lost in Thailand cave

Goodness.... so close to home here! Interesting tidbit.

Keep the info coming! That is why websleuths is what it is. Nosey, I mean inquiring minds and all that

Thanks to everyone for contributing the updates. I've been busy and instead of googling I come here. I know you'll have the latest and best articles since we all followed it so closely.

I start here, too, Poppy. WS is always my go-to place for the latest news. And you all have been fantastic finding all the best articles and photos/videos, and tweets, etc. I can't say thanks enough times.

 

[SeesSeas]

Read more: ‘Still Can’t Believe It Worked’: The Story of the Thailand Cave Rescue

According to this very informative NYT article, it seems that the stretchers were used throughout most of the journey, even the underwater travel. So, the boys didn't have to 'swim' after all. Brilliant! Kudos to all!
‘Still Can’t Believe It Worked’: The Story of the Thailand Cave Rescue
The 30-strong American team, which was integral to the planning, recommended that each child be confined in a flexible plastic cocoon, called a Sked, which is marketed as a rescue stretcher and is a standard part of the Air Force team’s gear.

British cave divers navigated the wrapped boys through the trickiest underwater passages, while monitoring for air bubbles that proved they were breathing.

Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha of Thailand said the boys had been given anti-anxiety medication.

“They just had to lay there and be comfortable,” said Major Hodges, the leader of the American team.

Once the boys completed the underwater portion of their journey, which took around two hours, the going was easier — though still challenging. Navy SEALs formed relay teams to lift the Wild Boars down steep slopes on which every step was slippery.

Methods Used During the Boys’ Rescue

 

[Gardener1850]

Read more: ‘Still Can’t Believe It Worked’: The Story of the Thailand Cave Rescue

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[Gardener1850]

As the world waited for news of the boys’ rescue, Thai cartoonists began posting sketches of the boys on social media, where they were shared, liked and commented on thousands of times.

One cartoon shows the boys standing on a rock cheering as divers dressed in superhero gear dive and abseil to their rescue, another shows divers trying to reach them, clambering through tunnels that spell out the word “hope”. Another shows the boys as small boars – after their football team the Wild Boars – being held close and protected by their coach.

Read more: 'Takes the edge off': the cute cartoons that portrayed perils of Thai cave rescue

 

[Poppyflower]

Read more: 'Takes the edge off': the cute cartoons that portrayed perils of Thai cave rescue

Awwww...made me all teary seeing Suman Kunan in the cloud. Thinking of him and his friends and family all the time.

I love that art helps <3

 

[CoverMeCagney]

BBC News had a live press conference at Heathrow airport this morning with Rick and a couple of other British cave rescuers. It was all very serious, was itching for one of the reporters to ask a more light hearted question, like whether they'd keep in touch with the boys or whether they were looking forward to a pint later!

 

[DakotaMayi]

You stuck in a cave or something, Ana?

(too soon?)

LOL! ... too soon Cags!

 

[*Verdigris]

Yes, well that is why I said "honorable". It's one thing to say once or twice with humility that you don't think you deserve an award or a knighthood. It's quite another to turn it down altogether when offered. I've known a few wonderful (non famous) British men who would probably say the same thing-- "oh, no we're not heroes, we just did what anyone would do, etc" but I imagine if offered a knighthood or even just asked to have tea with the Queen they would graciously accept. If these heroes choose to reject it as some form of protest then I will lose respect for them a bit. JMO.

Gardy, you are such a dearheart.♥ And no, no, no... you may have misread my post. I was just noting that some of those who declined in the past, had done so in a form of protest. (As opposed to having declined privately.)
I would never dream that any of these fabulous men would decline as a protest. Crikey. Never even entered my mind! Protest what(?) I would wonder. lol

I was kinda in a rush when wrote that post, sorry...

I truly do understand what you mean, and I agree!
But, actually it would be possible for them to quietly decline. These days, before it would be officially announced, it is (I believe for the most part) ascertained that it would likely be accepted. That's what I meant when I said I hope they would accept; as they wouldn't actually be declining the Queen at that point.
But let's hope they'll still feel obligated to accept anyway.
(btw, I love the Queen, she is beyond legend.)

 

[*Verdigris]

￣
Gards! yikes, idk what happened...
I thought you had just snipped the first part of my post when you replied, but I just now saw mine, as I was catching up on reading...
and the first part of my original post is missing! lol.
I often write in notepad, and then copy and paste into the reply box...
Here's what should have been at the beginning of that post:

Hiya Gardy, Agreed! And "the people" want this fantasic story to continue!
These heroes would be so very deserving. It would be really nice to see. But actually, they can decline, quielty...

That part is still on my notepad... not sure why it didn't get copied over. Unless I did something wonky when I edited it? (wouldn't be the first time.)
So, yeah -- see, I shouldn't write posts when I'm in a hurry!
Right now I have a headache, and am a bit sleepy, so I hope this one goes over OK.

 

[CoverMeCagney]

Keep the info coming! That is why websleuths is what it is. Nosey, I mean inquiring minds and all that

Thanks to everyone for contributing the updates. I've been busy and instead of googling I come here. I know you'll have the latest and best articles since we all followed it so closely.

This reminds me of a famous quote here by Carbuff (I think) in response to another poster. Hope I've got the exact words:

"Look, if any of us wanted to mind our own business, we wouldn't be here"

 

[*Verdigris]

Read more: How Thai cave rescue nearly didn’t happen

I really love this one! Thanks for those selected snippets. That's exactly what I was wondering, too. And, he was last one out. Super national hero. I hope we hear lots more about him ...and the new "Fab Four"

 

[*Verdigris]

I'll admit I didn't know much about Elon Musk so I did a little research to see if I could understand why people hate him so much. I couldn't find anything in his background that would generate so much animosity, jealously perhaps.

I did discover he was severely bullied throughout his childhood and even hospitalized after a group of kids threw him down stairs and beat him until he loss consciousness.

What in the world???!!! I hope those little effers got some juvy time...
yeah they're probably all in prison now, and Elon is a fab billionaire! hahaha.

and btw, yeah, I was thinking perhaps there's a lot of jealousy? But really idk... maybe someone can start a,
"Elon Musk: Why the Hate?" thread....
now I'm interested to know more.

 

[*Verdigris]

Me too. I hope those boys and coach won't be forgotten as time goes on. I'm concerned that the govt official said it depends on finding paperwork proving they were born in Thailand and/or have Thai parents and that they must follow the law. Makes me fearful there will not be any exceptions made. If they cannot grant them Thai citizenship, perhaps they could at least give permission to let them travel out of Thailand. I would tell the boys (and coach) to travel to Canada and immediately seek asylum there. This might be a different Ethic Minority than the area where the boys and coach are from (I'm not sure), but Canada has recently said they would take Rohingya-- the refugees that are fleeing Myanmar into Bangladesh: Canada says ready to take Rohingya refugees
So there could be a process for them to get into Canada under refugee status if they come from Myanmar. JMO.

They can all come stay with me in Japan!
My Little Oinkies, and their families.
I think we have enough land for them to build houses.
Might be kinda cramped, though. Maybe a big apartment house...
Football (soccer) is big here, too. ️️️

 

[*Verdigris]

Read more: ‘Still Can’t Believe It Worked’: The Story of the Thailand Cave Rescue

OMG, even though I know they're all out, safe and sound, reading about the 11th one, my blood ran cold. omg, so glad he found his way again. It's still scaring me just to think about it!

 

[*Verdigris]

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Perfect - I really love how he opens his report in this video, "Even in the middle of World Cup fever, this could be the most celebrated soccer team in the world..."
Yaeyya! ️ Go Wild Boars! ️ Oink! อู๊ด