The whole world was excited when brave divers rescued the twelve boys and coached them from a cave in Thailand.
And he also wanted to help: the American billionaire Elon Musk. He wanted to make his mini-submarine available to help the rescuers, but he won a lot of ridicule for the high-tech toy. Subsequently Musk reprimanded one of the divers via Twitter with nasty words.
"It was just a prank gag. Elon Musk "
" He may "British rescue diver Vern Unsworth told the American news channel CNN that Musk's plans were known. Unsworth has known the cave for years and has helped save the boys.
He says the billionaire's bid was just a publicity stunt and would not have helped a bit. "There was absolutely no chance that it would work," said the diver. "He had no idea what the cave looked like."
"I'm sorry, pedophile type"
The reason: The submarine was about 1.70 meters long – far too big to bend and avoid obstacles in the narrow cave. Musk would not have walked 50 meters.
Musk broke the necklace. On Sunday, he tweeted that he was going to make a video of how he runs the submarine in the cave. "Sorry, pedophile guy, you really begged him," he added later in a comment
Meanwhile, Musk removed the tweet and apologized to the diver. In the end, he also went without a submarine: The last of a total of three highly dangerous missions had to 10.08 local time last Tuesday (5.08 CEST clock). 19 special divers, many of them foreigners, have made their way into the depths. And saved all those trapped.
Here is the dramatic salute in our ticker:
Friday, July 13
+++ The woman of the Dead Diver speaks up +++ [19659003] Now the woman of the dead diver (37 ) seals from the Thai Navy spoke for the first time. He tried to save the 12 boys and their coach. She displays a picture of her time together, under which she writes lines in motion: "I love you, you are my heart."
She publishes several photos of antiquity, written below: "When I wake up in the morning, who should"
The Daily Mail also told the widow, "I want to tell the boy : Please, do not blame yourself! "
Tuesday, July 10
+++ Invitation to the World Cup Final +++ Boys still too weak for the trip +++ [19659003] Thai boys survivors can not accept the invitation to the finals of the World Cup: FIFA has been informed that boys for medical reasons FIFA boss, Gianni Infantino, had invited amateur footballers to come to the final of the World Cup Sunday after their rescue, said a spokesman for the World Football Federation Tuesday in Moscow.
Boys and coaches were still in the hospital Tuesday FIFA is now looking for another opportunity to invite boys to an event the badociation, the spokesman said.
The World Football Federation also expresses its sympathy to the family of an elite diver. The Thai had died of hypoxia on Friday in preparation for the rescue operation in the cave.
+++ All 12 boys and their coach are saved +++
The twelve players of a Thai football team and their coach are all saved from the flooded cave. This was announced by the Thai Navy on Tuesday. The last five trapped were brought out during another one – hour dive operation. "They are safe," said a Marine spokeswoman.
The rescue plan was also a fight against time. Tuesday, it rained a lot in the region on the border with Myanmar. Southeast Asia is currently the monsoon season. It is feared that the rain could quickly increase the water in the cave. The happy end of the cave drama borders a miracle for many. Even the experts had hardly thought that the football club team "wild boars" from his refuge four kilometers deep can be safely brought to the outside. The return to the light took several hours each. Large parts of the cave have been flooded. None of the children had diving experience. The boys were therefore caught by the professionals in towing.
+++ Thai footballers miss World Cup finals +++
FIFA President Gianni Infantino invited the boys trapped in a cave and their coach to the final of the World Cup World Cup in Moscow. But the surviving members of the Thai football team can not accept this invitation. Treating doctors said Tuesday that the eight children currently rescued should stay in the hospital for at least another week. After all, boys will be allowed to watch the game on the TV screen, according to the doctors but at the hospital – if they stay awake – the kickoff is after the Thai time at 22 hours
Monday, July 9
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According to official figures, the eight boys saved are in good health.
The chief of the rescue operation, Narongsak Osottanakorn, governor of the province, told reporters Monday night (local time) The neighboring town of Mae Sai: "They are all safe and sound. " In the meantime, the first boys had also been visited by their families.
The rescue operation of an international team of special divers is expected to continue Tuesday. In the cave, four players of the youth football team and their 25-year-old goalkeeper are still waiting.
It was not clear on Tuesday if all five trapped still have to be removed. The drama then lasts 17 days.
+++ Eight boys were saved now +++
Now the rescue really begins. Four more children were rescued from the flooded cave on Monday.
The Navy announced on the Facebook online network that eight members of the football team were rescued, who serve in Tham Luang District since June 23.
"2 days, 8 boars," the entrance to the entry in reference to the name of the football team said. Four footballers and their 25-year-old coach wait in the cave for one kilometer. The first four boys were unexpectedly saved on Sunday.
After a break for the rescue divers, the second mission began on Monday. In a few hours, there will be "good news", said the director of operations, Narongsak Osottanakorn, trusting reporters.
Diving through the grotto in the heavy state is already exhausting for the professionals. The boys and their coach knew the basic rules of diving for a few days, some of them do not even know how to swim.
Since boys can hardly see anything in muddy water, ropes have been attached.
+++ Feature: More boys have left behind the most dangerous pbadage +++
According to "Bangkok Post", four other boys are en route to freedom. It is said that they left the most dangerous pbadage with divers and that they arrived in the room where the base camp of the rescuers in the cave is located. It is about two kilometers from the entrance.
+++ Next bailout +++
A day after the rescue of the first four children from a flooded Thai cave, a second rescue operation was launched on Monday.
The deployment of a second group of children began around 11:00 am (local time, 6:00 am CEST), told the press the head of the crisis team, Narongsak Osottanakorn. Narongsak said that all the equipment necessary for the extremely risky operation in the cave was ready.
In a few hours, "we will have good news," said the chief of operations. Diving through the cave with large ridges is already exhausting for professionals. The boys and their coach knew the basic rules of diving for a few days, some of them do not even know how to swim.
Since boys can hardly see anything in muddy water, ropes have been attached. where they should go along. The dangerous nature of the business was demonstrated on Friday by the death of an experienced Thai diver who had died of a lack of oxygen on his way out of the cave.
+++ The rescued boys are thoroughly studied +++
The Thai government now wants to save the four boys from a cave examined by doctors. Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda said Monday, according to a report from the Bangkok Post, that the four members of the football team aged 11 to 16 were "strong". They should undergo other medical tests now.
It was not clear Monday how the authorities want to continue. On the official side, there was no information as to whether the next rescue attempt had already started or when it should start. According to the Minister of the Interior, divers who have successfully completed their first Sunday action must be reinstated.
+++ Families still waiting for a visit to the hospital +++
Families of footballers survivors of a Thai cave waiting According to reports, still on a first meeting. As reported by the Thai PBS station on Monday, the authorities have informed the families to be ready for a visit to the hospital. On Sunday, special divers rescued four boys from the cave. They are currently being treated at a hospital in Chiang Rai City.
+++ Rescue to continue Monday +++
In Thailand, the rescue mission of the trapped footballers and their trainer of a cave is scheduled for Monday
Sunday, July 8
+++ Divers: Children were stupefied +++
One of the divers involved in the mission, the Dane Ivan Karadzic, has more details about the rescue of the first children betrayed. "The boys have been medically anesthetized, so they do not panic," Karadzic told the public radio "Radio Denmark".
However, the children were not completely anesthetized, but only until now, they could not panic, The rescued were on their way to the cave for related divers.
Karadzic runs a diving school in Thailand and specializes in cave diving. As a result, he volunteered for the rescue operation.
+++ The rescue operation will continue Monday +++
"The operation has proceeded very well today," said Provincial Governor Narongsak, adding that the rescue operation will last between 10 and 20 hours continues. Divers will now need to refresh the breathing air supplies that were used in the first phase. All the boys wore respiratory masks and had been driven by the divers through the tunnels. "I am happy that we have successfully completed our mission for the first four."
+++ Four children are here +++
Four boys rescued from the cave in Thailand are, according to the chief of the medical rescue mission. The governor of the province, Narongsak Osottanakorn, told reporters Sunday night. Thus, the exact number of survivors was not clear: the previous statements of the Civil Protection Authority, according to which six boys had already been taken out of the cave, were not confirmed by the Governor
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Since it is not clear whether children have been infected with lung disease due to bird droppings in the cave, they are quarantined at the clinic. Parents are allowed to come to them at the earliest within 24 hours.
+++ Reports return +++ First children apparently already in clinic +++
Reports are in progress. According to government sources, three other boys reached the base camp of Tham Luang Cave
Meanwhile, a spokesman for the ministry confirmed that two of the twelve boys had left the cave.
According to reports from the "Bangkok Post", three of the young footballers trapped have already been saved from the cave in Thailand. As the Thai newspaper writes Sunday night (local time), the boys were immediately taken to the nearest hospital.
+++ Two boys were taken away safely +++
Thai media report that two boys are succeeding Safe Zone and now on their way to the entrance to the cave. The ZDF already speaks of three children.
+++ The clinic is preparing for the arrival of young football players +++
The nearest Prachunakroh hospital in Chiang Rai, 60 kilometers, is preparing for the first time.
Workers install tarpaulins to protect privacy. In addition, hospital staff could be seen on Thai television, which installed 13 stretchers in front of the entrance. The eighth floor of the hospital would be reserved for survivors. The boys are weakened and after days without contact with the outside world they received the necessary help for the last time.
+++ First details on rescue published +++
The Thai government has released details on the rescue. Divers and children will wear their entire face with diving masks. Two divers each take a boy between them. Then, guided by a rope, they lead the child out of the cave. If the path becomes too narrow, the oxygen tank is attached from behind and slowly winds up in the space next to the boy
Relief action takes +++ Crisis staff badumes two to three days +++
The rescue attempt of boys trapped in a Thai cave began Sunday according to the law. crisis team
+++ First boy waited at 9pm local time +++ The coach is the last to come out of the cave +++
According to information from the "Bangkok Post", the boys are divided into four groups Cave leads. Each child must be accompanied by two divers.
It is said that the first group contains four persons, the other three are composed of three persons.
Adul "Dul" Sam-on, 14, would have the cave go first.
+++ The rescue action begins +++
The extremely dangerous rescue operation for the twelve boys trapped in a cave in Thailand and their football coach began on Sunday.
Total 18 recreational divers are involved in the operation, said Provincial Governor Narongsak Osotthanakorn, who also directs the action.
"The weather is fine, the water level is good, the divers are ready, the boys are physically, mentally and mentally ready to go out." The goal is to complete the mission on Sunday. evening at 9 pm (4 pm CEST). It could also last until Monday
The mission, which began at 10 am local time (5 CEST), consists of accompanying each boy with two divers. The boys must be out one by one, one by one. Five divers come from Thailand, the rest from abroad.
Some parts of the cave are still under water. This means that for some parts, boys need diving equipment to move forward.
Narongsak said that in recent days, the water level in the cave has decreased enough, thanks to drainage measures. So now many parties could be walked on. Australian paramedics entered the cave on Sunday to badess the boys' health condition. They confirmed that the boys were ready.
On Sunday, divers and paramedics arrived at the cave. In addition, the temporary media camp near the entrance to the cave was cleaned up with more than 1,000 Thai and foreign journalists. New incoming journalists were denied access.
Saturday, July 7
+++ Lack of oxygen and bad weather increase pressure +++
In Thailand's underground tragedy, an attempt at rescue would be possible according to estimates official. However, discussions and preparations to see if and when to try to get the young footballers out of the cave are still going on, said the province's governor and chief of the rescue team, Narongsak Osotthanakorn, local time on Saturday evening
The land and health status of the trapped were "very appropriate".
Lack of oxygen and poor weather conditions increase pressure on rescuers. In the coming days there will still be heavy rain. As for the group, the oxygen content in the air dropped from 21% to 15%, as Narongsak announced it two days ago.
+++ The boys write a letter to their parents +++
In a moving letter, the boys turned to their cohabiting families. "Do not worry, we are all strong" – so says a handwritten note sent by a rescuer to relatives who were camping in front of the cave entrance for days
Phiphat Photi, 15, nicknamed "Nick", wrote: "Dear mom and dad and my little brother, if I go out here, could you bring me grilled pork with vegetables?"
"I thank for the moral support and excuse me with the parents," wrote the coach in his first speech. "For all parents: All children are doing well, I promise to look after them well," wrote the 25-year-old coach in the handwritten letter he had handed to a diver. He also turned to his grandmother and aunt, "I'm here Do not be too worried, take care of yourself."
+++ Hundreds of drilled wells +++
The forces have meanwhile drilled more than a hundred wells to free up the football boy stuck in a flooded cave for two weeks
The Twelve Children and Their Coach n & # 39, have not yet been reached in the drilling, as said Saturday the chief of the rescue operation, Narongsak Osottanakorn.Children are too weakened to dive.
The holes in the mountain reach up to 400 meters deep, says Osottanakorn. However, the location exact of boys at a depth of about 600 m very much has not been found yet, "he added.
+++ The oxygen content in the room visited by teenagers is steadily decreasing +++
The two-week rescue Young people stuck in a Thai cave become more and more a race against the clock .
Authorities announced that the risk of the planned rescue operation was as low as possible. However, it should be raining Saturday and coming to the weekend about partly heavy rainfall. If the monsoon rains dramatically worsen the conditions, rescue teams will begin their mission earlier than planned.
In recent days, the area around Tham Luang-Khun Nam Nang Cave in Chiang Rai Province has remained dry. But that can change at any time. "If there are heavy rains and the situation is bad, we will try to evacuate them sooner," said Narongsak province governor Osotthanakorn Saturday morning (local time)