British caver & may be able to continue & # 39; Elon Musk on Twitter attack

A British cave diver who helped rescue 12 Thai boys from the bottom of a cave said he was considering pursuing technological entrepreneur Elon Musk.

In the deleted tweets, Mr. Musk called Vern Unsworth a "pedo" after the cave expert ridiculed a mini- submarine built by Mr Musk "Preventing PR"

M. Unsworth told reporters on Monday that he was considering a lawsuit.

"This is not over," he told the Australian Channel 7 network.

Knowledge of Mr. Unsworth It is said that he played a key role in the effort safety. He traveled to the caves in the first days after the disappearance of the boys and helped bring in the best international experts for the mission.

million. Unsworth had already said the mini-submarine built by Mr. Musk's team Rejected as inappropriate for the rescue mission by Thai officials, would have had "absolutely no chance to work".

Elon Musk, who regularly takes reporters and other critics on Twitter, tweeted Sunday a response to Mr. Unsworth, without using his name, but calling him a "British expat living in Thailand".

He said that he would make a video showing the mini-submarine deep into the cave "no problemo", adding: "

M. Musk did not back down when he was challenged

He then deleted the tweets – which were sent to his more than 22 million followers – and has not yet responded publicly to the outcry.

"Yes", Mr. Unsworth said

The BBC contacted Mr. Musk through his company Tesla to ask his opinion.

Thai Cave Rescue: British diver Vern Unsworth told 7 News & # 39; @MyleeHogan that he is considering a lawsuit after being named "pedo guy" by @elonmusk . "It's not over yet … I think he's treated me as a pedophile … I think people realize what kind of guy he is." " # 7News pic.twitter.com/jzVUAtraun

– 7 News Sydney (@ 7NewsSydney) July 16, 2018

The 12 boys and their young coach were saved last week from the Tham Luang cave system after a complex and unfair rescue operation involving hundreds of volunteers. They were trapped in the cave on June 23 and were rescued by the rescuers on July 2

The 13 survivors are still hospitalized in Chiang Rai City but are expected to be released on Thursday.

Last week, while the rescue operation was underway, Mr. Musk hit the Thai head of the command center of the mission, Narongsak Osotthanakorn, after stating that the submarine's mini-submarine Was "not practical with our mission".

million. Musk responded by saying that Mr. Osotthanakorn had been "improperly described as a" lifeguard "and that he was" not the expert on the subject ".

He also tweeted an earlier email from Richard Stanton. Two British experts in caving called for the rescue – who had urged the company chief to build the capsule as quickly as possible.

million. Unsworth told the AFP news agency that he would be taking a decision to bring an action against Mr Musc after the UK's bac v theft this week.

"He's just a PR salesman – that's all he's got," he said.

– BBC