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To be glued to the news of the Thai cave rescue

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Zebraantelopegiraffe · 09/07/2018 09:34

Sorry if there has already been a thread

I just can’t stop watching - those brave, brave kids and the amazing people risking their own lives to get them out. When you see the news of all the awful things people do to other people, then a story like this comes along and it makes you realise how bloody fantastic people really are!!

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Talith · 10/07/2018 12:22

Yeah I have no doubt producers are cracking their knuckles at the lucrative rights to the boys' story. I really hope the Thai authorities ensure the families are protected from exploitation. They seem to be very measured in their responses and protective of the boys and their families. No one should profit from the efforts of the rescuers, and death of the Navy Seal, not to mention the ordeal those poor boys have gone through.

Aeroflotgirl · 10/07/2018 12:24

I was worried last night, when they said the coach will be the only one left and will be the last rescued, so might have to spend the night in the caves alone. I thought poor thing, he is very young still and probably bricking it. The weight of responsibility will be on him, I just wondered when there were no other adults for 12 children.

Talith · 10/07/2018 12:29

There is an Australian doctor in there who hasn't left the boys - he will leave after the last civilian comes out so don't worry, the coach won't be alone.

ummnamechange · 10/07/2018 12:30

I think the last out will be the divers / medical team. I hear the coach was the weakest as he gave all his supplies to the boys.

That and he was insisting to be rescued last.

Justtheonequestion · 10/07/2018 12:32

Umm i read panic can cause people to remove their mouthpiece, and also poisoning at low depths from ?nitrogen which causes disorientation.
These rescuers are amazing

JuneFromBethesda · 10/07/2018 12:34

It isnt that its underwater - but you can be 5 or 10m underwater but have a ceiling so low that you have to lie completely flat, arms out in front, with the air tank disconnected and between your legs, towing it by the hose. In zero visibility / perhaps total darkness, no idea where you are going or how long it is going to take.

My god that makes my claustrophobia go into overdrive. Terrifying.

ummnamechange · 10/07/2018 12:37

yes - panic can do that - as can nitrogen narcosis (getting narcked).

Getting narked is very scary - it is like being high as a kite and drunk. People start talking to fish etc. Cold and Stress bring it on in even shallow water.

There is also the bends to worry about - and that will be made worse by multiple dives, as well as oxygen toxicity. Also the meds that kids may have had could be impacted by gasses at different partial pressures.

These are just the dive risks. Add to that the lack of space, rough terrain, no visibility and equipment they are carrying.

tough men indeed

Tringley · 10/07/2018 12:38

Apparently Thai tv is reporting that all 12 boys and the coach are out. Fingerscrossed it's true.

Justtheonequestion · 10/07/2018 12:38

Are they far enough down to get the bends on surfacing?

Queenofthestress · 10/07/2018 12:43

Cbs are also reporting all the team & coach are out

ToeToToe · 10/07/2018 12:50

Oh I hope so Star

Incredible stuff.

chickenloverwoman · 10/07/2018 12:51

I've just donated. So terrifying! I hope they are all out.

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Zebraantelopegiraffe · 10/07/2018 12:51

Amazing news if they are all out! What brilliant people for pulling this off!

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LaurieMarlow · 10/07/2018 12:54

They've done it. What an achievement.

Tringley · 10/07/2018 12:57

They really are all out. Just the last of the rescue divers and the doctor left to emerge. Fingerscrossed for them.

NotBadConsidering · 10/07/2018 12:57

All out according to the Thai Navy Seal post. Hooyah! as they say.

Hopefully all the rescuers come out safely too now. And hopefully someone has the sense to put a barrier across the entrance and guard it for a few days so no idiots looking for a story end up getting stuck Hmm

CuppaTeaAndAJammieDodger · 10/07/2018 13:04

Are they far enough down to get the bends on surfacing?

No, as that is directly associated with increasing and then decreasing pressure exerted on the body during a dive (forming nitrogen bubbles in your bloodstream) - and the depth of the water they are diving in within the cave won't be deep enough to cause such pressure.

I.e. it isn't to do with the depth of the caves but rather the depth of the water.

Allington · 10/07/2018 13:05

The Guardian is reporting they are all out! It's amazing, not the ending that was looking likely even a few days ago

Bingpot · 10/07/2018 13:05

Utterly amazing. It's brought me to tears, it really has.

Weepatchesoflove · 10/07/2018 13:12

That’s is such fantastic news. I am in awe of the guys that have went to help. Even more so when you hear from ummm and her DH explaining a bit about it. Even standing in my kitchen it makes my stomach drop.

These guys should be the types of people that are made into hero’s. So that our kids and future generations aspire to being like this, instead of actors/sports stars. Dunno if that would work, maybe if you are only in it for the money then you wouldn’t be the best person for the job?

Either way, I hope people realise what these rescue guys of all types cave/sea/mountain and all other rescuers are pretty amazing human beings.

Worzels · 10/07/2018 13:12

Wonderful news the boys and their coach are out. Sympathies for the family of the diver who died.

Gileswithachainsaw · 10/07/2018 13:15

Oh yay!! Fantastic news

EnthusiasmIsDisturbed · 10/07/2018 13:19

Fantastic news

What an incredible achievement for all those involved

But of course is tragic a diver died they were all incredibly brave

halfwitpicker · 10/07/2018 13:22

Amazing resilience shown by everyone. They've been in there since June 23 Shock that was before it was super hot, for example. I cannot imagine it, I really can't. The poor guys.

Let's hope the last five are rescued soon.

ummnamechange · 10/07/2018 13:22

good news that they are all out! brilliant work and amazing resilience.

It isnt just the depth of the water - it is the repeated dives. residual nitrogen builds up in tissues - so the rescue divers appear to be using Nitrox from what i have seen - also known as enriched air - it reduces the risk of getting bent on mutiple dives but carries its own risks. Oxygen in high concentrations is very poisonous indeed. So this is another thing to be thought about.

I dont know the depths of the sumps so cannot speculate on deco problems or residual nitrogen issues. Pure speculation but if they arent careful the divers doing the ferrying could end up with blood fizzing like a warm coke.

whilst cuppa is spot on - some of the sumps can be quite deep. i do know of some caves with underwater decompression habitats built in them. (it was a wheelie bin upturned)