Thai boys, coach to get 4 months' supply of food as complex rescue operation awaits
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03 Jul 2018 10:11AM (Updated: 03 Jul 2018 12:10PM)

Ricky Lim

Thanks goodness they are found safe.
Now the ardous task of bringing the boys and the coach out.

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Ricky Lim

Wonder is it feasible to block water from entering the entrance of the cave - eg. using sands or sandbags?

And then using water pumps to continously pump the water out of the cave -- assuming it takes days or weeks to do so?

Only when the water reach a water level of say less than 0.5 metres - guide the boys and the coach out by wading through the shallow water?

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Tan Koo Koo

Ricky Lim Not likely. As read, the cave are made of lime stones, which is porrous and water comes in from all angles.

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Ricky Lim

If this is the case, a more elaborate operation maybe required - like using large underground drill to drill a large pathway into the cave - and use raft to sail through it to pick up the boys.

Safety vests will be required to issue to the boys and the coach when they sit on the raft to sail back by oars.
Training the boys to dive may carry some risks.

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