Tre Mac Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 24 minutes ago, Tortorella's Rant said: OK CAN WE MAKE A JOKE ABOUT THIS NOW? Unlike earlier reports it was pretty easy getting this team out. They were all excellent divers, it was a soccer team after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Tortorella's Rant said: OK CAN WE MAKE A JOKE ABOUT THIS NOW? I read your original joke as a mocking of Hollywood. I was not offended by that angle of it at all. Great to hear there was a successful rescue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGokou Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 6 hours ago, Tre Mac said: Unlike earlier reports it was pretty easy getting this team out. They were all excellent divers, it was a soccer team after all. To be fair this is pretty good.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 6 hours ago, Shift-4 said: I read your original joke as a mocking of Hollywood. I was not offended by that angle of it at all. Great to hear there was a successful rescue It was. Cuz of those Chilean miners, and the averted Paris train attack. There are other examples, but those are most recent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-DLC- Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 https://globalnews.ca/news/4324139/b-c-diver-thai-cave-rescue/?utm_source=GlobalBC&utm_medium=Facebook 9 days, 7 missions and 63 hours inside’: B.C. diver part of daring Thai cave rescue By Jon Azpiri Online News Producer Global News Erik Brown was involved in the rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach from the treacherous confines of a flooded cave in Thailand. LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP/Getty Images A diver with ties to B.C. was part of a daring rescue mission to extricate 12 boys and their soccer coach from the treacherous confines of a flooded cave in Thailand. Erik Brown, who grew up in Langley B.C., was part of the rescue mission that captivated the world’s imagination. Globlanews.ca coverage of the Thai rescue Last divers leave Thai cave after rescue of soccer team concludes His family confirmed Brown was part of an international team to save 12 Thai boys and their coach. A post on Brown’s Facebook page shows him alongside two other divers. The caption to the photo reads: “9 days, 7 missions and 63 hours inside. Success.” The plight of the boys and their coach captivated much of the world — from the heart-sinking news that they were missing, to the first flickering video of the huddle of anxious yet smiling boys when they were found by a pair of British divers 10 days later. They were trapped in the sprawling Tham Luang cave in northern Thailand on June 23, when it became flooded by monsoon rains as they were exploring it after soccer practice. READ MORE: Thai cave rescue: Here’s how Thai soccer team became trapped in cave Each of the boys, ages 11 to 16 and with no diving experience, was guided out by a pair of divers in the three-day high-stakes operation. The route, in some places just a crawl space, had oxygen canisters positioned at regular intervals to refresh each team’s air supply. His family told Global News they weren’t nervous about Brown’s role in the rescue mission, saying he is a skilled and experienced diver who is extremely good at what he does. Brown is currently getting some much-needed rest after the rescue effort. — With files from the Associated Press Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chon derry Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 5 minutes ago, debluvscanucks said: https://globalnews.ca/news/4324139/b-c-diver-thai-cave-rescue/?utm_source=GlobalBC&utm_medium=Facebook 9 days, 7 missions and 63 hours inside’: B.C. diver part of daring Thai cave rescue By Jon Azpiri Online News Producer Global News Erik Brown was involved in the rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach from the treacherous confines of a flooded cave in Thailand. LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP/Getty Images A diver with ties to B.C. was part of a daring rescue mission to extricate 12 boys and their soccer coach from the treacherous confines of a flooded cave in Thailand. Erik Brown, who grew up in Langley B.C., was part of the rescue mission that captivated the world’s imagination. Globlanews.ca coverage of the Thai rescue Last divers leave Thai cave after rescue of soccer team concludes His family confirmed Brown was part of an international team to save 12 Thai boys and their coach. A post on Brown’s Facebook page shows him alongside two other divers. The caption to the photo reads: “9 days, 7 missions and 63 hours inside. Success.” The plight of the boys and their coach captivated much of the world — from the heart-sinking news that they were missing, to the first flickering video of the huddle of anxious yet smiling boys when they were found by a pair of British divers 10 days later. They were trapped in the sprawling Tham Luang cave in northern Thailand on June 23, when it became flooded by monsoon rains as they were exploring it after soccer practice. READ MORE: Thai cave rescue: Here’s how Thai soccer team became trapped in cave Each of the boys, ages 11 to 16 and with no diving experience, was guided out by a pair of divers in the three-day high-stakes operation. The route, in some places just a crawl space, had oxygen canisters positioned at regular intervals to refresh each team’s air supply. His family told Global News they weren’t nervous about Brown’s role in the rescue mission, saying he is a skilled and experienced diver who is extremely good at what he does. Brown is currently getting some much-needed rest after the rescue effort. — With files from the Associated Press being a langley boy ,he better not thinkin about pullin the Calgary flames out their hole.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-DLC- Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 His family's on TV, talking about the ordeal from their perspective. Scrolling their iPads in the wee hours for updates, etc. Said it was like diving in coffee for even the most experienced of divers...so those boys did great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chon derry Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 he was on global his parents wouldn't say, but he is a hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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