Thai cave rescue: Authorities exploring shorter route to stranded team

By Pichayada Promchertchoo@PichayadaCNA
05 Jul 2018 11:41AM (Updated: 05 Jul 2018 06:34PM)

Ricky Lim

“We have to find an area that’s thin enough to drill to get closer to them. Even then it wouldn’t be a straight line down. The channel will zigzag through the layers of rock.”
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Drill vertically down where the boys are - and then use long ropes with safety belt and seat - to hoist them up one by one maybe a safer method.

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Ricky Lim

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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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