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

[*Verdigris]

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Inside the sacred danger of Thailand’s caves

The name of the cave, Tham Luang Nang Non, literally means “the cave of the reclining lady.” It is named after a princess who, as the legend goes, committed suicide after she was forbidden to be with her commoner love. Her body became the mountains, and her genitals, the cave. She is now the ruler – the “jao mae” – of both.

Interesting article, with a little more about the "Princess of the Mountain" -- written by a fellow who visited the cave a few years ago; but smartly didn't go too far, as it was monsoon season. Seems he has also written a book about Thai superstitions and culture.

Caves are liminal spaces – an in-between space. They are openings to another world, one that is shrouded in darkness, difficult to access, and, as the story of the 12 boys shows, is often hostile to humans.

[...]This acknowledgment of nature’s danger is a drama that is played out in rituals across the region, a number of which I attended as a part of my research. In Chiang Mai, for instance, each year the local people hold a tradition wherein two mountain spirits possess two human mediums, who in turn devour a raw buffalo and drink its blood, before surrendering to the Buddha and agreeing to help the city with cool breezes and clean water.

There's lots more interesting stuff:
Inside the sacred danger of Thailand's caves
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[dixiegirl1035]

New information that I had never read before. Technical information from some of the divers. Very very interesting in my opinion, but pretty technical. I learned a lot.

Before Divers Could Rescue the Thai Team, They Had To Find Them

 

[Gardenista]

New information that I had never read before. Technical information from some of the divers. Very very interesting in my opinion, but pretty technical. I learned a lot.

Before Divers Could Rescue the Thai Team, They Had To Find Them

He is all over the news and he was banned from the cave for spreading false info

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I'm still in awe how this happened! This is the best 3:42 min video (Rick Stanton) you can watch to get answers to your questions about rescue sedation:

• The boys were not conscious (told night before they'd be sedated)
• Boys have no memory of water rescue
• Equipped with full mask, boys were essentially a package with a handle
• Each diver kept their ward facing them and watched their bubbles

 

[Seattle1]

Elon Musk apologises for calling Thai cave rescue diver a 'pedo'

On Wednesday, Musk issued an apology to Unsworth in a reply to another Twitter user. He said: “My words were spoken in anger after Mr Unsworth said several untruths & suggested I engage in a sexual act with the mini-sub, which had been built as an act of kindness & according to specifications from the dive team leader.”

He added: “Nonetheless, his actions against me do not justify my actions against him, and for that I apologize to Mr Unsworth and to the companies I represent as leader. The fault is mine and mine alone.”
Elon Musk apologises for calling Thai cave rescuer a 'pedo'

Hope to never hear another word out of either of them....

Our Boys are going home, and that's the real story!! I stand with the Wild Boars...

 

[DakotaMayi]

Our Boys are going home, and that's the real story!! I stand with the Wild Boars...

This <3

 

[Sarahlou]

Elon Musk apologises for calling Thai cave rescue diver a 'pedo'

On Wednesday, Musk issued an apology to Unsworth in a reply to another Twitter user. He said: “My words were spoken in anger after Mr Unsworth said several untruths & suggested I engage in a sexual act with the mini-sub, which had been built as an act of kindness & according to specifications from the dive team leader.”

He added: “Nonetheless, his actions against me do not justify my actions against him, and for that I apologize to Mr Unsworth and to the companies I represent as leader. The fault is mine and mine alone.”
Elon Musk apologises for calling Thai cave rescuer a 'pedo'

Hope to never hear another word out of either of them....

Our Boys are going home, and that's the real story!! I stand with the Wild Boars...

Elon Musk apologises for calling Thai cave rescue diver a 'pedo'

On Wednesday, Musk issued an apology to Unsworth in a reply to another Twitter user. He said: “My words were spoken in anger after Mr Unsworth said several untruths & suggested I engage in a sexual act with the mini-sub, which had been built as an act of kindness & according to specifications from the dive team leader.”

He added: “Nonetheless, his actions against me do not justify my actions against him, and for that I apologize to Mr Unsworth and to the companies I represent as leader. The fault is mine and mine alone.”
Elon Musk apologises for calling Thai cave rescuer a 'pedo'

Hope to never hear another word out of either of them....

Our Boys are going home, and that's the real story!! I stand with the Wild Boars...

See. It was just him lashing out. Disgusting. But I agree, hopefully this is the end of it.

 

[Seattle1]

Thai engineer impressed with Musk’s team
in Editor's Choice, General | July 18, 2018 | (419 views) | By Thai PBS

A Thai engineer involved in the drilling operation to find alternative entrances into Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai at the height of the “Wild Boars” rescue mission early month said yesterday despite all the uproar over SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s tweets, he was personally impressed with the focus his team of engineers had on attempts to save the young footballers’ lives.
Thai engineer impressed with Musk’s team - Thai PBS English News

 

[Seattle1]

British divers praise courage of the Thai Navy SEALs
in Tham Luang Rescue Operation | July 18, 2018 | (103 views) | By Thai PBS

The British Cave Rescue Council has praised the Thai Navy SEAL rescue team for their courage in carrying out the rescue operation to extract the 12 Wild Boars footballers and their coach out of the flooded Tham Luang cave.

It said they were able to accomplish the mission despite the lack of “specialist equipment, knowledge and experience we all know to be necessary to operate safely in the harsh environment of a cave diving situation.”

British divers praise courage of the Thai Navy SEALs - Thai PBS English News

 

[CoverMeCagney]

Elon Musk apologises for calling Thai cave rescue diver a 'pedo'

On Wednesday, Musk issued an apology to Unsworth in a reply to another Twitter user. He said: “My words were spoken in anger after Mr Unsworth said several untruths & suggested I engage in a sexual act with the mini-sub, which had been built as an act of kindness & according to specifications from the dive team leader.”

He added: “Nonetheless, his actions against me do not justify my actions against him, and for that I apologize to Mr Unsworth and to the companies I represent as leader. The fault is mine and mine alone.”
Elon Musk apologises for calling Thai cave rescuer a 'pedo'

Hope to never hear another word out of either of them....

Our Boys are going home, and that's the real story!! I stand with the Wild Boars...

"Mr Unsworth said several untruths & suggested I engage in a sexual act with the mini-sub"

Oh hahaha, so THAT"S what started this. I can categorically, as a fellow Brit, state that Mr Unsworth did NOT mean in a literal sense that Musk should actually put the sub anywhere near his butt! It's a very common, widely used, non-maliciious turn of phrase here!!

 

[CoverMeCagney]

So, hopefully by now (4pm Thailand) some of the boys will be at home eating their favourite rice dish or friend chicken, surrounded by family and loved ones and sleeping in their own bed for the first time in nearly 4 weeks.

So flippin' happy for them all!!

EDIT just seen they have to do a presser first, should be in the next couple of hours.
Thailand's cave boys to leave hospital

 

[Seattle1]

Thai cave boys to return to 'normal life' after meeting media

The press conference is due to begin at around 18:00 local time (11:00 GMT).

The group will make their first public appearance at a news conference and answer questions about their ordeal.

After that they will go back to their homes and families, officials say.

"The reason to hold this evening press conference is so media can ask them questions and after that they can go back to live their normal lives without media bothering them," Thailand's chief government spokesman Sunsern Kaewkumnerd told news agency AFP.

Chiang Rai's provincial governor Prachon Pratsukan added that it would be their "only official media interview", saying that there would "be no more speaking with the press after this". bbm

Questions submitted by journalists were vetted ahead of time, and have been screened by a child psychiatrist to ensure they don't distress the boys.
Thailand's cave boys to leave hospital

 

[Seattle1]

THAILANDIN 7 MINUTES
Thai cave boys, coach leave for hospital for press conference

THAILANDIN AN HOUR
THAILAND-ACCIDENT/CAVE-NEWSER ARRIVAL

THAILANDIN 1 HOURS
Thai cave boys, coach attend government news conference

Reuters Live

EDITED TO UPDATE TIME REMAINING!!

 

[Seattle1]

LIVE -- LEAVING HOSPITAL NOW

LIVE LINK:
Thai cave boys, coach leave for hospital for press conference

 

[Shiressleuth]

I'm still in awe how this happened! This is the best 3:42 min video (Rick Stanton) you can watch to get answers to your questions about rescue sedation:

• The boys were not conscious (told night before they'd be sedated)
• Boys have no memory of water rescue
• Equipped with full mask, boys were essentially a package with a handle
• Each diver kept their ward facing them and watched their bubbles

That was very explanatory and a great interview. He says he has received hundreds of messages. These guys deserve all the accolades.

 

[Legally Bland]

Leaving the hospital.

Thailand cave rescue: boys leave hospital ahead of press conference – live updates

 

[CoverMeCagney]

WAKE UP, AMERICA - press conference is on any minute now!

LIVE: Thai cave boys, coach attend government news conference

Really wish I spoke Thai!

 

[DakotaMayi]

WAKE UP, AMERICA - press conference is on any minute now!

LIVE: Thai cave boys, coach attend government news conference

Really wish I spoke Thai!

*YAWNNNNN.

Ok, I'm up. Only for these boys though!

 

[CoverMeCagney]

They’re ok, they look healthy and they’re all smiling in their Wild Boar shirts. They were given a football each as they walked in and immediately started kicking them about on the stage!!

To be honest it’s all making my eyes a bit wet!