Magnate Elon Musk takes underwater capsule rescue in Thailand | World

"I just got back from cave 3. Minissubmarino is ready, if necessary.It is made of rocket parts and is called Wild boar because of the football team.I leave it here, if it can to be useful in the future. Thailand is so beautiful, "he wrote.

In principle, the use of this capsule would be an option "Plan B" that would only be considered if the authorities refused to continue the rescue work if the cave was to be flooded or if one minors did not feel able to leave own means. Up to now, 8 boys have been abducted wearing diving suits.

On Sunday, Musk reported that he had a team of engineers working on the development of an underwater capsule for this type of rescue and published images of tests in a pool from Los Angeles.

According to Musk himself in his official Twitter account, the equipment consists of an elongated ball-shaped metal capsule that would be connected to several tubes through which the oxygen needed to complete the pbadage to the entrance to the cave.

"The project is based on the feedback from the diving teams, it has access to oxygen at the front and rear, which has a cone-shaped "says Musk.

It is expected that two specialized divers will conduct the capsule, which has several cables, designed to hold a series of straps that divers would wear attached to the waist, while inside it is taken one of the smallest. .

Due to the size of the team coach, who is the only adult in this group of 13 who entered the cave on June 23, he should leave otherwise.