12 boys lost in flooded Thai cave

[Dogbowl]

Now, the world can all breathe a sigh of relief.

 

[cashew]

Aside from the 2 British divers who initially found the boys, have there been any reports on the identities of the 18 international cave diving experts that came to assist with the rescue mission? Haven't been able to find any information about the rest of the international team, aside from the Australian cave diving doctor.

 

[Diving Dubai]

 

[Diving Dubai]

Aside from the 2 British divers

3 Actually.

John Volanthen, Rick Stanton and Robert Harper

 

[telemonster]

Hi everyone...

Genuine question here: why did they use tanks instead of rebreathers? Wouldn’t rebreather have made more sense? They wouldn’t have to place tanks along the route every night. Nor would they have to switch tanks in the middle of the route.

Are the closed circuit units too big?

My understanding is one person used a Triton CCR, another one used a SF2 in a sidemount configuration. So a few people were using them.

Source: UTD Asia is Scum thread on Reddit /r/scuba

 

[Storker]

3 Actually.

Four in the rescue team, three more topside. Robert Harper didn't dive, but was overseeing the operation

Meet the seven British divers playing leading roles in the Thai cave rescue mission

 

[Dan]

Congratulations to the team there!

I heard it over the radio on my way to work. It made my driving to work a breeze.

 

[Jay]

Any news re the Seals and other divers coming out of the cave?

 

[Dan]

Hi everyone...

Genuine question here: why did they use tanks instead of rebreathers? Wouldn’t rebreather have made more sense? They wouldn’t have to place tanks along the route every night. Nor would they have to switch tanks in the middle of the route.

Are the closed circuit units too big?

I believe in KISS principle - Wikipedia

It seems like most of the rescue team there did too. Some of the Thai Navy SEAL team just donned the Scuba tank on back plate w/o wing (no BCD), as obviously they didn’t need it for the task they needed to do.

 

[Belzelbub]

Truly amazing. It was amazing that they were found in the first place. And now even more amazing that they have all been safely rescued. When you think about the numbers, it's truly amazing. In the US, it's estimated that roughly 1% scuba dives. That percentage is much lower when you factor in the rest of the world. A small percentage of divers are cave or sump divers. Prior to this rescue, you could most likely count on one hand the number of divers who have successfully rescued people by cave diving. Now we'll need both hands and feet.