Rescue

  • Phuket News43 foreign Phuket tourists saved after speedboat capsizes on way to Koh Phi Phi – VIDEO

    43 foreign Phuket tourists saved after speedboat capsizes on way to Koh Phi Phi – VIDEO

    VIDEO: อันดาวารี 43 foreign tourists from Phuket have been saved after water started pouring into a speedboat they were travelling in and capsized on the way to Koh Phi Phi. At 11.40 am yesterday a speedboat named ‘Apitsada 1’ with 43 foreign tourists and two Thai guides, left from Chalong Pier to Koh Mai Thon and Koh Phi Phi. When they…

  • Northern Thailand NewsThai cave rescuers announced as the Australians of the Year 2019

    Thai cave rescuers announced as the Australians of the Year 2019

    Craig Challen and Richard Harris have been awarded as the 2019 Australian of the Year for their contribution the Thailand cave rescue mission. They were part of the international contingent of skilled divers that brought expertise to the team that were able to figure out a way to safely extract the 13 members of the Mu Pa football team in…

  • Northern Thailand NewsCave divers reunite to retrieve equipment at Tham Luang caves

    Cave divers reunite to retrieve equipment at Tham Luang caves

    Divers involved in last July’s rescue of the 13 young Mu Pa footballers from the flooded Tham Luang caves in Chiang Rai, are to reunite to retrieve around 100 tonnes of equipment left behind from the rescue. The Thai navy SEALs and Finnish diver Mikko Paasi re-united this week for the first time since July 2018 when the last members…

  • Northern Thailand NewsMu Pa – The Movie. The frenzy for rights.

    Mu Pa – The Movie. The frenzy for rights.

    “The Wall Street Journal reported that Universal had offered $1.5 million (49 million baht) to be split among the boys and Ekkaphol.” Stampede for the cave drama scoopnational October 20, 2018 01:00 By The Nation Weekend Producers of movies, games, and books are queuing to see who gets a share in the Tham Luang story After Hollywood studio Universal Pictures…

  • Northern Thailand NewsUnsworth sues Musk over ‘pedo’ slur

    Unsworth sues Musk over ‘pedo’ slur

    The British cave expert who was part of the international rescue team helping to bring the 13 Mu Pa footballers out of the Tham Luang caves in July, has sued Tesla founder Elon Musk for calling him a “pedo guy” and a “child rapist”, amongst other insults in a series of Tweets.” The defamation suit has been filed in LA…