Thailand - FOUND ALIVE - 12 Boys And Coach Trapped In Cave , 23 June 2018 #5

[CoverMeCagney]

Let’s hope the pumps continue to beat the monsoon.

2:30am here so I’m going to try and sleep. Hasta manana you brilliant bunch,try not to post tooooo much for me to catch up on!!

 

[kkdj]

Counted three ambulances so far? Need two more

Do you think they are ready to exit the cave with the boys already? Did they work thru the night?

 

[KaaBoom]

Does anyone have a guess as to why the rescue system being used would not work if a fifth boy/coach was added?

Back in the other thread, an official commented the rescue system being used was for four boys.

It takes eight competent divers to bring four victims out safely. That's obviously all the divers they have who can do it. Personally if I was incharge, I would bring them out faster, but their way seems to be working well.

I will give this to the Thai Government. I'm sure the Government would have loved to have had the Thai Navy Seals bring all of the kids out together on the first day. But they early on recognized that they were in way over their heads. So they contacted The British Cave Rescue Council and put them in charge of it. I think they made the right decision.

 

[Poppyflower]

Darn! I went to make my Thai inspired salad and missed the activity!

Did the ambulances have their lights on? sirens?

tia

 

[kkdj]

It takes eight competent divers to bring four victims out safely. That's obviously all the divers they have who can do it. Personally if I was incharge, I would bring them out faster, but their way seems to be working well.

I will give this to the Thai Government. I'm sure the Government would have loved to have had the Thai Navy Seals bring all of the kids out together on the first day. But they early on recognized that they were in way over their heads. So they contacted The British Cave Rescue Council and put them in charge of it. I think they made the right decision.

I think they asked for some added divers recently.

 

[margarita25]

Is the rainfall increasing? Worried!

Doesn't appear to be raining knock on wood.

Lots of clouds lingering though. And like I said everyone is wearing ponchos.

Silver van exiting.

(Ow, there went my eardrum, moped brakes sqeeeked...) ,convoy went back in.

Police vans driving around.

 

[Gardenista]

TOMORROW: A special edition of #ABC2020 documents the daring rescue efforts to save 12 boys and coach trapped in a Thailand cave. Starting Tuesday at 9|8c on ABC.

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[Poppyflower]

iirc, there are 90 divers total and 18 elite divers.

 

[BUF]

Do you think they are ready to exit the cave with the boys already? Did they work thru the night?

This appears to be the same pattern of the last couple of days when they are getting ready to go in.

 

[Gardenista]

What feed is everyone watching?

 

[creepcrusher]

What feed is everyone watching?

View of road leading to cave entrance
REUTERS

 

[i.b.nora]

If they follow what they did before, they go in in their morning hours and come out later in the day, possibly after sundown. I think its just starting.

 

[Lamima]

Could they have gone IN at 4am? And coming out now??

 

[thesensitivechild]

I was convinced when these rescues started all might die. Then I thought several might die. Then I got worried one or two. Sadly we lost a brave man and that put me all the more on edge. However, now I am at a point (and my OCD doesn’t want me to acknowledge it because it says if I do, something bad will happen to the remaining people that must get out, but screw you brain I will try and say it the best way I can- dumb OCD), but now I think maybe no one else will pass. By golly if that happens, and I really think it might, I will wish I was hanging with all of you so we could hoot and holler and throw up magical confetti. Wow. This might just work. Absolutely incredible.

 

[BUF]

Doesn't appear to be raining knock on wood.

Lots of clouds lingering though. And like I said everyone is wearing ponchos.

Silver van exiting.

(Ow, there went my eardrum, moped brakes sqeeeked...) ,convoy went back in.

Police vans driving around.

LOL I always knock on wood too!

 

[creepcrusher]

Another Ambulance

 

[margarita25]

Convoy and ambulance just came out. Whistling.

More vehicles continously going back in (red and black trucks, white trucks..)

 

[2Hope4]

I think I need to buy me a whistle. Forgot how much I needed one. For what? I don't know yet, but I do need one.

 

[creepcrusher]

He said in the PC that they were expecting to finish faster today than they did yesterday.

 

[Spellbound]

They have had heavy rain today and a significsnt rainstorm is still brewing, according to abc news

Aiming to bring out four, but ultimate goal is to get all five today.

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