The boys are on the way out

**bob10** · 9th July 2018, 05:53 AM

From the ABC blog.

Here's a quick recap of what's happened today:

Four boys have been rescued from the cave complex
The first boy was brought out at 8:37pm AEST- about three hours ahead of schedule
Nine members of the soccer team remain in the cave
Rescue chief says they will need 10-20 hours to prepare for next phase of the operation
The rescue mission started at 1:00pm AEST on Sunday

**cripesamighty** · 9th July 2018, 02:09 PM

And how would the mini sub get through a squeeze where human divers need to take their gear off to get past?

**cjc_td5** · 9th July 2018, 02:21 PM

Originally Posted by cripesamighty

And how would the mini sub get through a squeeze where human divers need to take their gear off to get past?

Yes my thoughts exactly. Just imagine dragging the sub tube in for 2km over rocks etc before it even got wet.

**Fatso** · 9th July 2018, 03:00 PM

Originally Posted by cripesamighty

And how would the mini sub get through a squeeze where human divers need to take their gear off to get past?

If its the one in the vidio that he has made it would be workable to manouver as it is quit slender , top marks to him , any one trying to help is a bonus .

**cripesamighty** · 9th July 2018, 08:05 PM

As a caver, I was thinking more along the lines of having to bend at the waist to get through some spots, which that sub wouldn't be able to do. If that particular cave is navigable by that sub, then by all means send it as a rescue aid.

**cjc_td5** · 9th July 2018, 10:36 PM

Originally Posted by cripesamighty

As a caver, I was thinking more along the lines of having to bend at the waist to get through some spots, which that sub wouldn't be able to do. If that particular cave is navigable by that sub, then by all means send it as a rescue aid.

As a speleo also in a younger life, I needed double jointed elbows and knees way too often to see how that sub could work. Imagine being locked up inside it!

**Pickles2** · 10th July 2018, 07:05 AM

Excellent news, as someone said, "The Man Upstairs" is definitely looking out for them.
Anyway, what my wife has said, and she is a bit of a "risk taker", Kokoda, Free Fall Parachute jumping etc etc, so she's very conscious of "safety", someone should be accountable for letting the boys in there in the first place.
Pickles.

Tombie · 10th July 2018, 07:16 AM

No “man upstairs” involved for these lucky lads.
They’re Buddhist

Excellent work by all the rescue team to coordinate and execute a challenging rescue.

**Pickles2** · 10th July 2018, 07:36 AM

Originally Posted by Tombie

No “man upstairs” involved for these lucky lads.
They’re Buddhist

Excellent work by all the rescue team to coordinate and execute a challenging rescue.

But He looks after everyone!
Pickles.

**JDNSW** · 10th July 2018, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by Pickles2

Excellent news, as someone said, "The Man Upstairs" is definitely looking out for them.
Anyway, what my wife has said, and she is a bit of a "risk taker", Kokoda, Free Fall Parachute jumping etc etc, so she's very conscious of "safety", someone should be accountable for letting the boys in there in the first place.
Pickles.

I am not that conversant with the Thai culture, but I suspect that this concept, that "someone should be accountable" is as foreign to their culture, as it was to ours a few decades ago.

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