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Thai cave rescue: Elon Musk hits out at mission chief who turned down mini-submarine offer
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Elon Musk smiles as he attends a forum in Hong Kong
PHOTO Elon Musk's hastily developed "kid-size submarine" was deemed unsuitable for the rescue.
REUTERS: BOBBY YIP
Elon Musk has questioned the role of the man who turned down his offer of a mini-submarine to help in the rescue of the trapped schoolboys from a flooded Thai cave.
Chiang Rai provincial Governor Narongsak Osatanakorn was at the heart of the successful mission to free 12 boys and their football coach after more than two weeks deep underground, but Mr Musk claimed it was inaccurate to describe him as the "rescue chief".
The Tesla boss also released an email exchange with one of the rescue mission's lead divers, showing the tech billionaire had been encouraged to continue work on the miniature submarine he hastily developed to aid the rescue of the boys.
Chiang Rai province acting Gov. Narongsak Osatanakorn speaks at a media conference.
PHOTO Elon Musk claims it's wrong to call Narongsak Osatanakorn the "rescue chief".
AP: SAKCHAI LALIT
Upon delivery of the submarine on Tuesday, Mr Osatanakorn told Mr Musk that it would not be suitable for the operation.
Mr Musk had tweeted video of test runs of the "tiny, kid-size submarine" that he said had been developed with "feedback from Thailand".
The final members of the team, aged 11 to 16, and their coach were removed from the cave on Tuesday and are now quarantined in hospital amid concerns for their health.
With some of the team still stranded on Tuesday, Mr Musk visited the Tham Luang cave to drop off the submarine.
But Mr Osatanakorn told him the device was not practical for the rescue mission.
Responding to a media report of the incident, Mr Musk said it was not accurate to describe Mr Osatanakorn as the rescue chief and that he was "not the subject matter expert".
Richard Stanton, left, and John Volanthen arrive in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai province in northern Thailand on July 3, 2018.
PHOTO Richard Stanton, left, and John Volanthen arrive in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai in northern Thailand on July 3, 2018.
AP
He also tweeted part of an email conversation with British cave expert Richard Stanton, one of the divers who initially found the boys, in which Mr Stanton says "it is absolutely worth continuing with development of this system".
In the conversation, Mr Stanton also reveals "we're worried about the smallest lad" in the group.
"It is absolutely worth continuing with development of this system in as timely a manner as feasible. If the rain holds out it may well be used," Mr Stanton wrote.
View inside a section of cave with a high ceiling, as four people walk through shallow waters. There are lights in the cave.
PHOTO Mr Musk said he would leave the device at the cave "in case it may be useful in future".
TWITTER: ELON MUSK
Mr Musk told Mr Stanton the submarine was being designed by "one of the world's best engineering teams who normally design spaceships and spacesuits".
"[The] operating principal is the same as spacecraft design — no loss of life even with two failures," he wrote.
When spruiking his submarine on Monday, Mr Musk said the design had four "handles/hitch points" on both the front and back of the device, adding: "Two air tank connections on front and two on rear, allowing one to four tanks simultaneously connected, all recessed for impact protection [with] secondary cap seal if leak develops."
It also has "segmented compartments to place rocks or dive weights [and] adjust buoyancy".
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PHOTO Elon Musk's hastily developed "kid-size submarine" was deemed unsuitable for the rescue.
REUTERS: BOBBY YIP
Elon Musk has questioned the role of the man who turned down his offer of a mini-submarine to help in the rescue of the trapped schoolboys from a flooded Thai cave.
Chiang Rai provincial Governor Narongsak Osatanakorn was at the heart of the successful mission to free 12 boys and their football coach after more than two weeks deep underground, but Mr Musk claimed it was inaccurate to describe him as the "rescue chief".
The Tesla boss also released an email exchange with one of the rescue mission's lead divers, showing the tech billionaire had been encouraged to continue work on the miniature submarine he hastily developed to aid the rescue of the boys.
Chiang Rai province acting Gov. Narongsak Osatanakorn speaks at a media conference.
PHOTO Elon Musk claims it's wrong to call Narongsak Osatanakorn the "rescue chief".
AP: SAKCHAI LALIT
Upon delivery of the submarine on Tuesday, Mr Osatanakorn told Mr Musk that it would not be suitable for the operation.
Mr Musk had tweeted video of test runs of the "tiny, kid-size submarine" that he said had been developed with "feedback from Thailand".
The final members of the team, aged 11 to 16, and their coach were removed from the cave on Tuesday and are now quarantined in hospital amid concerns for their health.
With some of the team still stranded on Tuesday, Mr Musk visited the Tham Luang cave to drop off the submarine.
But Mr Osatanakorn told him the device was not practical for the rescue mission.
Responding to a media report of the incident, Mr Musk said it was not accurate to describe Mr Osatanakorn as the rescue chief and that he was "not the subject matter expert".
Richard Stanton, left, and John Volanthen arrive in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai province in northern Thailand on July 3, 2018.
PHOTO Richard Stanton, left, and John Volanthen arrive in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai in northern Thailand on July 3, 2018.
AP
He also tweeted part of an email conversation with British cave expert Richard Stanton, one of the divers who initially found the boys, in which Mr Stanton says "it is absolutely worth continuing with development of this system".
In the conversation, Mr Stanton also reveals "we're worried about the smallest lad" in the group.
"It is absolutely worth continuing with development of this system in as timely a manner as feasible. If the rain holds out it may well be used," Mr Stanton wrote.
View inside a section of cave with a high ceiling, as four people walk through shallow waters. There are lights in the cave.
PHOTO Mr Musk said he would leave the device at the cave "in case it may be useful in future".
TWITTER: ELON MUSK
Mr Musk told Mr Stanton the submarine was being designed by "one of the world's best engineering teams who normally design spaceships and spacesuits".
"[The] operating principal is the same as spacecraft design — no loss of life even with two failures," he wrote.
When spruiking his submarine on Monday, Mr Musk said the design had four "handles/hitch points" on both the front and back of the device, adding: "Two air tank connections on front and two on rear, allowing one to four tanks simultaneously connected, all recessed for impact protection [with] secondary cap seal if leak develops."
It also has "segmented compartments to place rocks or dive weights [and] adjust buoyancy".
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Elon Musk 'can stick his submarine where it hurts' says British diver who helped Thai cave rescue
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Elon Musk built a submarine to try and get the boys and their coach out of the cave
Elon Musk built a submarine to try and get the boys and their coach out of the cave
Nick Allen
14 JULY 2018 • 5:42 PM
A British diver who helped rescue 12 Thai boys from a flooded cave has criticised Elon Musk's plan to retrieve them using a mini-submarine, calling it a "PR stunt".
"He can stick his submarine where it hurts," said Vern Unsworth, 63, a Briton who lives in Thailand.
Rolling his eyes Mr Unsworth told CNN: "It just had absolutely no chance of working. They had no conception of what the cave passage was like.
"The submarine, I believe was about 5ft 6 long, rigid, so it wouldn't have gone round corners or any obstacles. It wouldn't have made the first 50 metres into the cave from the dive start point. Just a PR stunt."
Mr Musk had himself gone into the cave, but Mr Unsworh said: "...and was asked to leave very quickly, and so he should have been."
Mr Musk, the billionaire founder of Tesla and SpaceX, had built a prototype submarine as rescuers worked to free the 12 boys and their football coach.
His pod was named "Wild Boar" after their football team and he released videos of it being tested in a swimming pool in California.
It was made from parts of a rocket, could fit through small gaps, and was light enough to be carried by two divers.
Testing of the mini-submarine
Testing of the mini-submarine CREDIT: REUTERS
All the boys and their coach were successfully rescued from the Tham Luang Cave on Tuesday without Mr Musk's help.
A leader of the operation had previously called the mini-submarine idea "not practical".
That led to Mr Musk being criticised by some people on social media.
The billionaire said he had just been trying to help.
He said: “This reaction has shaken my opinion of many people.
"We were asked to create a backup option and worked hard to do so. Checked with dive team many times to confirm it was worthwhile. Now it’s there for anyone who needs it in the future.
"Something’s messed up if this is not a good thing."
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Elon Musk built a submarine to try and get the boys and their coach out of the cave
Elon Musk built a submarine to try and get the boys and their coach out of the cave
Nick Allen
14 JULY 2018 • 5:42 PM
A British diver who helped rescue 12 Thai boys from a flooded cave has criticised Elon Musk's plan to retrieve them using a mini-submarine, calling it a "PR stunt".
"He can stick his submarine where it hurts," said Vern Unsworth, 63, a Briton who lives in Thailand.
Rolling his eyes Mr Unsworth told CNN: "It just had absolutely no chance of working. They had no conception of what the cave passage was like.
"The submarine, I believe was about 5ft 6 long, rigid, so it wouldn't have gone round corners or any obstacles. It wouldn't have made the first 50 metres into the cave from the dive start point. Just a PR stunt."
Mr Musk had himself gone into the cave, but Mr Unsworh said: "...and was asked to leave very quickly, and so he should have been."
Mr Musk, the billionaire founder of Tesla and SpaceX, had built a prototype submarine as rescuers worked to free the 12 boys and their football coach.
His pod was named "Wild Boar" after their football team and he released videos of it being tested in a swimming pool in California.
It was made from parts of a rocket, could fit through small gaps, and was light enough to be carried by two divers.
Testing of the mini-submarine
Testing of the mini-submarine CREDIT: REUTERS
All the boys and their coach were successfully rescued from the Tham Luang Cave on Tuesday without Mr Musk's help.
A leader of the operation had previously called the mini-submarine idea "not practical".
That led to Mr Musk being criticised by some people on social media.
The billionaire said he had just been trying to help.
He said: “This reaction has shaken my opinion of many people.
"We were asked to create a backup option and worked hard to do so. Checked with dive team many times to confirm it was worthwhile. Now it’s there for anyone who needs it in the future.
"Something’s messed up if this is not a good thing."
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