I'm not ashamed to admit that I've shed a few tears of happiness this morning. The relief those lads and their families must be feeling is incalculable. Hats off to all involved and now let's get them out as quickly and safely as possible.


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7 hours ago, Mickmouse1 said:

Great relief and Joy all around. A good lesson for all too.

Well done by everyone here, I hope that the International Rescuers have time to pass on a little of their experience to the local members so a faster outcome appears next time 

International teamwork and training resulted in a great rescue.

Seals and many others did a fantastic job. 

Never gave up. 

 

Well done to all.

Thai here. everybody know about international help it  on all the tv channel and social media and we all grateful. Also Chiang Rai governor just have official announcement and give all the credit to British diver and other peoples.

I am amazed by the resilience of these brave young kids. I would have expected - if anything - that they would be lying down utterly depleted and almost beyond help. But watching the video we see that their spirit has not been broken. Incredible! I think like most of us, it is difficult to express the happiness we feel over this - and our admiration for the bravery of all concerned.

Amazing result by EVERYONE who participated in this rescue !, from the international crews to the Thai SEALS, from the local labour workers who tirelessly assisted with dragging equipment through rough terrain to the people who simply provided food and water for these workers desperately trying to achieve a result !!

 

An excellent job done, WELL DONE EVERYONE INVOLVED !!

Good news for sure. I got goose bumps when I saw it and what little hair I have on my head stood up.  

Hoping reunification with family goes off without too many dramas.  

Congratulations all round. This incident has put this place on the map for sure. Get ready for the tourist hoardes after the rainy season. 

1 minute ago, mm1ller said:

Thai here. everybody know about international help it  on all the tv channel and social media and we all grateful. Also Chiang Rai governor just have official announcement and give all the credit to British diver and other peoples.

Hello Thai. You can be darn proud of your people for how this operation was performed to great success.

And proud that experts from so many nations were called to help/or that Thailand accepted their offer of help.

The world has been watching. This is a great day for Thailand.

Wow.

 

Incredible news. I didn't think this would happen. 

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7 hours ago, Micbozy said:

Blessed be and praise to the Lord. (And the rescuers) Such good news is rare these days.

 

7 hours ago, swanny321 said:

Blessed be and praise to the Lord. (And the rescuers) Such good news is rare these days.

 The Lord  and in an earlier post ,God , had nothing to do with it.  Well done the rescuers... but which team found these lads ? !!

A very happy ending, indeed!

What a beautiful display of genuine care and international cohesion! 

Too bad all the worlds problems can't be solved with this kind of cooperation and determination.....

 

 

 

They have not been rescued as yet only found alive and well, this is good news, the hard part now is start bringing them out safely.

30 minutes ago, Eligius said:

I am amazed by the resilience of these brave young kids. I would have expected - if anything - that they would be lying down utterly depleted and almost beyond help. But watching the video we see that their spirit has not been broken. Incredible! I think like most of us, it is difficult to express the happiness we feel over this - and our admiration for the bravery of all concerned.

I am too very surprised ( and happy ) by their " shape "; I was expecting too that they were in apparent very bad condition

but they are young  and sporty ( we have seen pictures of bicycles ), not full of Mac Donald and Coca cola    Congratulations, young boys ( I don't forget also people who help to find them ) 

Don't you just love it when a plan comes together and has the happiest ending of all time congratulations to all that have risked their lives to find the little fellas.

2 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

Don't you just love it when a plan comes together and has the happiest ending of all time congratulations to all that have risked their lives to find the little fellas.

And so far, amazingly, not a single rescuer mishap or injury (that I am aware of). I call that SPECTACULAR.

From an international news source.

 

The British Cave Rescue Council, which has sent divers to help with the rescue operation, has released a statement describing the logistical difficulties of rescuing the boys and their coach.

Vice chair of the British Cave Rescue Council, Bill Whitehouse said the rescue mission has been made more difficult because there is likely only going to be a short break in the monsoon rains and because of the small space the group are in, which makes drilling difficult.

Whitehouse also estimated that the boys are around 2km into the cave and somewhere between 800 m to 1km below the surface. He cautioned that diving conditions remained “very difficult”.

Here is Whitehouse’s full statement:

Around 16:30h this afternoon, we started to receive the remarkable news that all 12 of the boys and their coach had been located in a dry air space south of the Pattaya Beach area of Tham Luang Nang Non Cave. It is estimated that they are around 200 m south of that underground landmark.

Shortly after this news, we received a direct (but short confirmation) from our British cave divers of the joyful news that the lost boys had been located alive. Video footage of the boys and their coach has now been released and shown to families waiting on the surface.

Two British, volunteer cave divers found the boys at their current location, but the last 36 hours have seen a coordinated and planned approach to the rescue being led by the Thai Military and involving many other nations (including the USA, Chinese, Australians and others).

Equipment and air supplies have been ferried in to the system over the last day or so, enabling the divers to progress further in to the system than was previously possible. Diving lines have been laid to the boys’ location for other divers to follow with essential food, comforts and medical supplies.

We believe that there is only a short break in the monsoon and all feasible options for the rescue of the boys are being considered. Although water levels have dropped, the diving conditions remain difficult and any attempt to dive the boys and their coach out will not be taken lightly because there are significant technical challenges and risks to consider.

It is estimated that the boys are around 2 km into the cave and somewhere between 800 m to 1km below the surface. They are also located in a relatively small space and this would make any potential drilling attempt as a means of rescue very difficult.

Back here in the UK, there is an assessment of electronic equipment that may be suitable to pin-point the underground location of the boys and coach with a greater degree of accuracy than the published surveys. The necessary equipment will be sent to Thailand if electronic experts agree on the feasibility that it will operate over such depths.

 

The Guardian 

A huge Compliment to all the rescue and support..... what an effort?....Bravo!

I appreciate it is a team effort, but a bit of recognition  by the Governor for people who have travelled thousands of miles to help would not go amiss.

I cried of joy.

Probably because my son is in their age-group and I imagined HE could be in there as well.
Well done!

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This is the ideal time to start moving all the media reps' and reporters out of the immediate area and leave the rescuers free to get on with it.

One conference a day with them in an area well away from the cave entrance. One report a day is all they need and all they should get.

Don't you just love it when a plan comes together and has the happiest ending of all time congratulations to all that have risked their lives to find the little fellas.

Happy ending? That's a little premature as they're still trapped underground in a cave that is likely to flood when the heavy rains come. Getting them out is going to be very difficult.

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37 minutes ago, Classic Ray said:

 

I appreciate it is a team effort, but a bit of recognition  by the Governor for people who have travelled thousands of miles to help would not go amiss.

 

According to the video transcription in Post 42, the team that found them was from  " ... the navy".

 

The blokes first on the scene weren't interested in nationalistic kudos so why should any of us not directly involved be waving our national flags either? Just an excellent effort from all involved in finding them and with the eventual outcome we all hope for - that they're returned to the surface safely.

U see even in Chiang Rai people are best off at Pattaya Beach!

First conversation between rescuers and the young survivors.

8 hours ago, Argus Tuft said:

Emotional and lots of tears here since this broke earlier

Lets hope the next stage goes without drama, as this is not the end

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Looks like 2 of the 3 man British team found them in the end. Nice to see after they got so many derisory comments on here when they first arrived. I'm sure that they could not have done it without all the other teams that contributed though.

well said and I hope those guys are on the front page of all the papers and news stories today [emoji106]

 

 

Looks like the BBC got the details right [emoji652]️

 

 

BBC News

After nine days of darkness, the 12 trapped Thai boys and their coach have been found.

 

Two British divers found all 13 safe on a ledge in a cavern in the Tham Luang cave system in the northern province of Chiang Rai.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-asia-44691457