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Author Massola, James, author

Title The great cave rescue / James Massola
Published Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 2018

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Contents Cover; About the author; Title page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Map of Tham Luang cave; List of key players; 23 JUNE: OUTSIDE -- An ordinary day in Mae Sai; 23 JUNE: INSIDE -- A rising sense of dread; 23-25 JUNE: OUTSIDE -- Sound the alarm; 24-29 JUNE: INSIDE -- In the dark; 28 JUNE -- 1 JULY: OUTSIDE -- International help arrives; 2-6 JULY: INSIDE -- Found; 6-7 JULY: INSIDE -- Messages from the deep; 6-7 JULY: OUTSIDE -- Mission critical; 8 JULY: INSIDE -- Sunday, 10.08am; 9-10 JULY: INSIDE -- Escape to freedom; 10-18 JULY: INSIDE -- Mission possible; Epilogue; Pic section; Acknowledgements
Summary Keen to go exploring after soccer practice, the boys of the Wild Boars soccer team ignored the sign at the cave entrance warning visitors not to enter during the monsoon season. What followed was a high-stakes international mission that very nearly didn't succeed. The ordeal riveted millions around the world. First came the awful news that twelve Thai boys, aged 11 to 17, and their young coach were missing. Then the flickering video of the huddle of anxious and hungry boys found by a pair of British divers nine days later. But the most difficult part was yet to come. Monsoon rains had raised the water level in the cave system, and the boys were trapped in an air pocket, surrounded by rising muddy water, over two kilometres from the cave entrance. None of them knew how to dive. Expert British, Australian, American, Chinese and other international divers joined the Thai Navy SEALs and hundreds of local volunteers to mount one of the most risky and complex rescue operations the world has ever seen. Australian doctor Richard Harris and his dive partner, Craig Challen, were among the last out of the cave, 18 days later. Massola recreates the drama, tension and inspiration of the days in July 2018 when the eyes of the whole world were trained on a remote Thai mountain
Notes Online resource; title from title details screen (OverDrive, viewed November 19, 2018)
Subject Caving -- Search and rescue operations -- Thailand
Soccer players -- Thailand
Soccer coaches -- Thailand
Caving -- Search and rescue operations
Soccer coaches
Soccer players
Thailand
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781760870065
1760870064