Flynn Colorado
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I’m anxious to see any in-depth articles from diving magazine sources that will assuredly come out.
If anyone is aware of any, please post
If anyone is aware of any, please post
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I'm watching 20/20 about this accident now. Very interesting so far....
Thai cave rescue: US film crew on the case
Anyone up for a bet on the nationality of the rescue divers (in the movie, that is)?
I have a few questions about the situation in the cave.
- When the cave was flooding the current would be moving into the cave. If that is the case water rises and the kids/coach were carried inward until they were able to "land" on the ledge.
- Am I correct in assuming that their route of rescue was different as a result of h20 being pumped out of the cave?
- Did the current change flowing outward during rescue? I heard one "expert" caver say this during an interview.
- Would their rescue have been less risky by getting them out on the same route as they came in when the h20 was at a deeper level? As a result wouldn't they have been able to avoid the squeeze area?
I may be making many assumptions and not taking into account their health, lack of skills and all the unknowns etc. Not being an engineer or caver please excuse my ignorance. I am just trying to get the big picture view of the mechanics of this incident.
The safe rescue of these individuals was a true miracle. Mazel to all the divers and support personnel involved. Condolences to the family of the SEAL who lost his life.
Thank you for your input.
apparently the pumps failed and the cave flooded.Do they plan on taking equipment out now or waiting dry season, sealing off the cave in the meantime?
I vote for Dwayne Johnson as a diver. Any diver. I figure that any tight spot he could squeeze through, boys could go vertical.
An interesting local article: The moment the Thailand cave rescue almost went horribly wrong
some quotes from it:
"Diving through and on into chamber three was "like diving in sumps, like the s-bend on your toilet. That's what it's like", one of the divers said"
"The Australians, who usually perform black water search operations, were unable to go beyond chamber three as they were held back by their equipment, which would get stuck in even narrower spaces. "More technical divers and cave divers use rebreathers, which is a technical package, or side mounts [oxygen tanks].""