12 boys lost in flooded Thai cave

[Dan]

I would rather hear from someone who has been doing the work in that cave than someone sitting thousand miles away talking about the work involved.

Have you been able to talk to any diver who has been doing the work in that cave? I bet they either at the scene working their butts off or eating, resting & getting ready for their next round the clock duty.

 

[Lateralus]

Looks like the rescue operation to dive them out has started. They are going to try to get 4 kids out first. Praying they make it out safely.

Thailand cave rescue: officials evacuate site for 'rescue operation' – live

 

[RockiesFan]

Godspeed...

 

[Dan]

Somewhat agree they even got the kids ages wrong. Everywhere I’ve seen has said 11-16 but they say 10-12? But some of what they talk about helps some of us non cave divers understand a little better.

But I wouldn’t be too happy if someone that was doing the work in the cave stopped rescue attempts and general work around there to tell people who aren’t in danger what is going on where people are in danger. If they are working in the area they are there because they need to be and are skilled enough to be there.

Those error in the boys age, even the monsoon period (I think Todd mentioned from July to September, instead of July to November) are minor unimportant details.

 

[chillyinCanada]

CNN's Matt Rivers has the latest on a dangerous rescue mission to reach a group of 12 young boys and their soccer coach trapped inside a Thai cave.
Cave rescue effort imminent as divers arrive - CNN Video

 

[Centrals]

Have you been able to talk to any diver who has been doing the work in that cave? I bet they either at the scene working their butts off or eating, resting & getting ready for their next round the clock duty.

Why can't we just wait for the full story to come out eventually instead of listening/watching something based on speculation?

 

[chillyinCanada]

Something is up.

Musk's engineers on the way too. Journalists being excluded (evicted?) from the site. More ambulances have arrived.

 

[chillyinCanada]

By the way, if you think Scubaboard population is all over this, you should check out the Twitterverse!

 

[chillyinCanada]

Published 4 minutes ago:

Thailand cave rescue: officials confirm rescue operation has begun – live

It's 10:38 a.m. Sunday, in Thailand

 

[Texasguy]

I think this comes from early years when French were driving scuba advances. I believe in French an air tank is called an oxygen tank. When such articles were translated from French, it was translated literally, as translators might not have known any better. Thus, from many years ago it has cemented in the minds of English speaking journalists as oxygen tanks, driving crazy those who require language precision.