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

[kkdj]

I've been a part of this from the start. I want ALL of the boys and their coach to have statehood. They served whatever one should have to! These boys endure so much and their assistant coach taught them and carried them thru surviving. Some of these boys were mere lads!

 

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A team of more than 150 people worked together to free the group from Tham Luang cave, a 10km long limestone cave system, in an operation that scared even the most seasoned professionals.

"It's one of the most difficult and dangerous and risky things I've ever done, not in terms of my own personal safety, but in terms of the people I was responsible for," British cave diver Jason Mallinson told ABC TV's Four Corners.

"I've never done anything as risky as that and I don't think I ever will again. But it was the only option we had, and we took it."

"The probability of success was about as low as you can get," US Mission Commander Major Charles Hodges said.

"I was fully expecting that we would accept casualties. Maybe three, four, possibly five would die."

Thai cave rescue: Divers feared five boys 'would die'

 

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The horror of imagining a dozen Thai boys trapped inside that frigid cavern chamber was followed — in the minds of some parents — by a sense of indignation.

The thirteenth soul wasting away in the cave was an adult: their 25-year-old football coach. Might he face charges, so the thinking goes, for joining and thus condoning this trek — especially since the cavernous tunnels were marked with warning signs?

This question has reverberated in Western tabloids — the New York Post, Britain’s The Sun — and has been batted around on American cable news. But a consensus seems to be emerging in Thailand: Ekapol Chanthawong, the assistant coach of the “Wild Boars” football squad, deserves no scorn.

He is instead held aloft as a bona fide hero.

Much of Thailand’s 70-million population is now on a first-name basis with the man known as “Coach Ek” in the Thai media. And many are transfixed by tales of Ekapol’s virtuosity.

Read more about the love for Coach Ek:
Chided in the West, cave-rescued coach is seen as saintly in Thailand

 

[Seattle1]

I have read every single post link and seen every video and every television show I think that has been posted on this thread.

One thing that I don't think has been commented on or perhaps it has, is that the Australians were given immunity in case something happened because of the sedation they gave. I think in return for that, we are seeing that it has not come out in public and even the government has not said what sedation was used. Perhaps that was a quid pro quo in the contract and I think that was well advised.

Thailand gave diplomatic immunity to Australian medical team in cave rescue

"...Dozens of foreign divers and rescue personnel joined the 17-day rescue that captivated people around the world.

But immunity was granted only to Australian doctor Richard Harris and two medical assistants, said Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai....

“We provided this only to Dr. Richard Harris and two medical assistants. Only to the Australian medical team,” he said.

“We knew there were risks involved in this mission...so there was an understanding reached between the Thai government and the Australian government,” Don added.

“The Thai government would like to thank Dr. Harris.”

A spokeswoman for Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade declined to comment...." BBM

Thailand gave diplomatic immunity to Australian medical team in...

 

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Tesla stock drops after CEO attacks one of the Thailand cave rescue divers on Twitter

Please no tomatoes, I'm just posting updates...

 

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Few experiences bring the finest display of management principles as the Tham Luang Cave Rescue, an 18-day saga that played out over recent weeks in a Thai forest reserve. Twelve boys, ages 11-16, and their soccer coach braved hunger, thirst, darkness and despair inside the flooded cave system before they were rescued.

The episode holds exemplary lessons of leadership and large-heartedness, according to Wharton management professor Michael Useem and Andrew Eavis, U.K.-based president of the International Union of Speleology, an organization devoted to the study of caves. They discussed the salient takeaways from the rescue mission on the Knowledge@Wharton show on Wharton Business Radio on SiriusXM channel 111. (Listen to the podcast at the top of this page.)

Read more and hear podcast at link: http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/leadership-lessons-thai-soccer-team-rescue/

 

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Opinion piece: Messages from the Thai cave rescue and the World Cup in Moscow

 

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The Prime Minister has said that plans are "underway" to honour the Australians involved in the rescue of 12 children and their soccer coach from a Thai cave.

Retired Perth vet Craig Challen and South Australian Dr Richard Harris were two members of the Australian contingent sent to help in the delicate operation.

This morning, Malcolm Turnbull confirmed the government was considering an appropriate way to reward them for their efforts.

'Extraordinary act of heroism': PM to honour Australian doctor

 

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An Australian diver who was part of the efforts to free 12 Thai soccer players and their coach from a flooded cave said it was likely the bravest boys who were rescued first.

Craig Challen, along with his diving partner Richard Harris, were among the team of international divers who were instrumental in the rescue mission which brought an entire soccer team to safety. Harris medically assessed each boy prior to their rescue, and it had been widely reported that the weakest boys were selected to exit the caves first.
But Challen told Australian television program Four Corners that it was likely the bravest boys who left first.

"Harry [Richard Harris] did not choose them, as has been suggested. So I think it was their bravest guys that came out first," he said.

Challen also said it was ultimately up to the boys, the coach, and the Thai Navy SEALS as to who left first.

Diver in Thai cave rescue says the bravest boys were likely rescued first

 

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In a Facebook post on Monday (Jul 16), Pak Loharnshoon wrote that the survivors had dug holes as deep as 5m despite their lack of food, and praised them for maintaining good morale in a time of crisis.
After the "Wild Boars" were discovered on Jul 2, he was one of the four Thai officials who volunteered to remain with the stranded until they were safely evacuated.
“I’m touched by their innocence, optimism and great morale despite the environment and crisis,” he wrote. “They’re well-disciplined and would put all the food waste into garbage bags at the end of every meal.”

According to Pak, the boys' 25-year-old coach Ekapol “Ake” Chanthawong, one of the last people to leave the area where the 13 were trapped, had taught the boys not to bring back anything belonging to the caves and everyone had obeyed.

Thai cave boys and coach dug holes daily in hope of escape

 

[TristanP]

I have read every single post link and seen every video and every television show I think that has been posted on this thread.

One thing that I don't think has been commented on or perhaps it has, is that the Australians were given immunity in case something happened because of the sedation they gave. I think in return for that, we are seeing that it has not come out in public and even the government has not said what sedation was used. Perhaps that was a quid pro quo in the contract and I think that was well advised.

What sedation are you talking about? I haven’t seen anything other than speculation about sedation prior to this.

 

[Jax49]

What sedation are you talking about? I haven’t seen anything other than speculation about sedation prior to this.

'Fraught with danger': Australian cave diver confirms boys were sedated

In his first in-depth interview about the rescue operation, Dr Challen confirmed that the boys were heavily sedated.

"They did have some sedation to keep them calm, because the worst thing that could happen would be one of those guys panicking," he said.

 

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[KaaBoom]

I agree, I think the water blocked them from going deeper into the cave system. Also, many people were scouring the mountain from the outside, exploring other entrances to try to find a connection to the chamber they were in and one was not found. If they had been close to another entrance/exit that was passable I think it would have been discovered. JMO.

I read one report that the kids had explored the entire cave many times, and decided that that would be the best place for them to go to, because it was high. I'm sure that the water played a part too. I belive at that point they were wading through water, and the ledge would have been dry.

 

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Tesla stock drops after CEO attacks one of the Thailand cave rescue divers on Twitter

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I think they had better remove him from his position fast. How he can continue to represent the company, I have no idea.

 

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Three of the players — Mongkol “Mark” Boonpium, 13, Adul Samon, 14, and Pornchai “Tee” Khamluang, 16 — and 25-year-old assistant coach Ekapol “Ake” Chanthawong are stateless, their lack of citizenship not only restricting their upward mobility, but even their right to travel outside of Chiang Rai, the northern province where they live.

It is no anomaly that four of the 13 trapped in the cave are not Thai citizens, the Wild Boars’ head coach, Nopparat Kanthawong, said in an interview. Of the 70-80 boys in the team’s four age brackets, around 20 are stateless.

The cave ordeal should help put a spotlight on the issue of statelessness in Thailand. Nopparat hopes it will advance his players’ sporting ambitions.

“I would ask media to highlight this situation they are facing,” he said. “All of the kids who join the team, they all wish that they would be professional soccer players. But they would not be able to do so if they don’t have nationalities.”

He explained that the most glaring problem is that if his stateless players want to travel outside the province, they must get a pass with official permission, whether for personal affairs or a soccer competition. Getting a passport to take up various European clubs’ invitations to watch them play is an even bigger task.

Handful of soccer players rescued from Thai cave face statelessness upon hospital release

 

[BayouBelle_LA]

I think they had better remove him from his position fast. How he can continue to represent the company, I have no idea.

That's much ado about nothing imo. Tesla stock went down 2.75%. I checked historical data for Tesla and for perspective it was down a little more than 6.5% on July 3rd. The stock market is volatile.

 

[KaaBoom]

That's much ado about nothing imo. Tesla stock went down 2.75%. I checked historical data for Tesla and for perspective it was down a little more than 6.5% on July 3rd. The stock market is volatile.

Regardless, at this point I believe he is a liability to the company.