Thailand - FOUND ALIVE - 12 Boys And Coach Trapped In Cave , 23 June 2018 #3

[Spellbound]

Loves ya, Spelly x

Back at'cha

 

[MsJosie]

FIFA should really offer an all expense paid trip to the group of
British Divers. they are the true heroes in all this, IMO.

How about all divers

 

[rosesfromangels]

Sweet cartoon
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Love this! Especially the martian. ; )

 

[rosesfromangels]

How about all divers

Here here!

 

[KaaBoom]

Given the rarity of complex cave rescues, there wouldn't be a market for the equipment. Companies are in business to make a profit for their shareholders, not to engineer products that will collect dust in a warehouse because no one will buy them.

Given that the British expert divers have never dealt with a rescue of this complexity, the need for this type of rescue equipment would not have been forseeable . Early on, there were former SEALs and others who knew what they were talking about who clearly thought it would be impossible to get them out.

I would also say that there are any number of companies who actually have experience building mini subs and similar equipment. Guarantee there are government contractors who have worked on similar things for the military . Don't see them stepping up. Boeing? Lockheed? General Dynamics? Northrup Grumman?

What about the companies that make these?
Top 12 Coolest Personal Submarines
Deep dive: The best superyacht submarines

Branson owns one of these... why isn't he getting flack for not stepping up?

Well you are right about that. They didn't do it, because there is not enough market for it. But when they realized the good publicity they could get, suddenly they were interested.

BTW cave rescues are not that unusual. There are trained cave rescue teams all over the world. And this was not the first time the UK divers had been involved in a rescue like this.

 

[AliceInPain]

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I'm wondering if it was the coach?

No, the man on the stretcher was bigger, and fully dressed including shoes.
Probably a reporter or bystander.

 

[Angela_Beckett]

Here is the dailymail post. Lots of pictures.

Alive! Four Thai boys who made it out of cave in daring rescue are identified | Daily Mail Online

 

[2Hope4]

There's no "I" in teamwork nor hero. There's many heroes in this case. Each play a different part, yet if a link is missing, the chain falls apart.

 

[Wyle_E_Coyote]

Well you are right about that. They didn't do it, because there is not enough market for it. But when they realized the good publicity they could get, suddenly they were interested.

BTW cave rescues are not that unusual. There are trained cave rescue teams all over the world. And this was not the first time the UK divers had been involved in a rescue like this.

I don't begrudge him publicity. I wish some of the companies that actually make submersible equipment had thought about grabbing some publicity... They could have had something usable far more quickly.

 

[creepcrusher]

Here is the dailymail post. Lots of pictures.

Alive! Four Thai boys who made it out of cave in daring rescue are identified | Daily Mail Online

This is much more believable than the article saying the coach was one of the rescued. IMO he'd refuse to be the first. He should let all the children go before him.

 

[CoverMeCagney]

There's no "I" in teamwork nor hero. There's many heroes in this case. Each play a different part, yet if a link is missing, the chain falls apart.

I know for a fact (from an interview with their families) that John & Rick would hate to receive hero status. Every single person involved in this rescue, from the expert divers to the people feeding hundreds, are heroes in my eyes.

Reposting this, you should all watch if you haven't already
Rescuers form mini village outside Thai cave

 

[Gunslinging Granny]

I'm very proud of the US military.

On June 24th, park authorities found handprints and footprints outside the cave and suspected the missing boys were trapped inside. The parents began a vigil outside the cave on this date. On June 27th, a team of more than 30 American military personnel from the US Pacific Command arrived to help.
Thai cave rescue: a timeline

 

[Ellmau]

that Mail report answers the puzzle of whether it was the strongest or weakest boys selected - it was both. The weakest would be the boy with asthma and presumably the youngest.

 

[*Verdigris]

Awesome!

I don't get the hate. He didn't have to do this. He could have sent in some engineers and some batteries and left it at that. Publicity with far less effort and expense .

How many other billionaires and companies have created a completely custom piece of equipment, from initial design to build and testing, in a couple of days, for the express purpose of rescuing these kids?

OK, Wyle, I am giving EM the benefit of the doubt again (as I had also defended him earlier) that perhaps he originally didn't quite comprehend just how critical the MaeSai13 situation was. And now he's commited to it.
I'm starting to let my guard down just a bit, and cautiously anticipate seeing this pod. I wonder if it will actually be used.
I'm surprised there isn't already something like this.

 

[creepcrusher]

Elon is sending the mini submarine to Thailand arriving in the next 17 hours. Thank you! #ThamLuang #ถ้ำหลวง #ThailandCaveRescue
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I guess if they need it and it works they will use it.

 

[Gunslinging Granny]

I am pretty sure most believed them to be drowned once they went missing.

I agree. 30 American military personnel (including Navy Seals) from the US Pacific Command plus Thai officials and Thai divers had been searching for the boys for 8 days before the British diver "accidentally" found them when he ran out of rope and then surfaced in their cavern.

 

[Shiressleuth]

It's 7am local in two hours. That would fit with what was said at the presser at 9pm, that they would resume in 10 hours. (But they also said, in 10-20 hours, so wait and see.)

I thought they were GMT +8 (BST + 7) ? No ?

 

[creepcrusher]

I agree. 30 American military personnel (including Navy Seals) from the US Pacific Command had been searching for the boys for 8 days before the British diver "accidentally" found them when he ran out of rope and then surfaced in their cavern.

And a former Thai Navy Seal lost his life volunteering to help these boys. They are all heroes.

 

[Gardenista]

This is too bad

Ten News Melbourne‏Verified account @tennewsmelb
At this stage, it's unlikely the boys still trapped inside the cave are aware their teammates have been successfully rescued. Experts say it's crucial the boys are made aware of the positive news. @DanielSutton10 explains. #TenNews #ThamLuangRescue

 

[creepcrusher]

I thought they were GMT +8 (BST + 7) ? No ?

All you have to do is google the time in Thailand. It will tell you the correct time. It is currently 5:35 AM there.