The Great Cave Rescue: The Extraordinary Story of the Thai Boy Soccer Team Trapped in a Cave for 18 Days PDF
Preview The Great Cave Rescue: The Extraordinary Story of the Thai Boy Soccer Team Trapped in a Cave for 18 Days
James Massola is South-east Asia correspondent for Fairfax Media. He was previously chief political correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, based in Canberra. He is the winner of a Quill award for investigative journalism and has been a Walkleys and Quills finalist on two other occasions. He was on the ground at Tham Luang cave for the rescue operation. First published in 2018 Copyright © James Massola 2018 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. The Australian Copyright Act 1968 (the Act) allows a maximum of one chapter or 10 per cent of this book, whichever is the greater, to be photocopied by any educational institution for its educational purposes provided that the educational institution (or body that administers it) has given a remuneration notice to the Copyright Agency (Australia) under the Act. Allen & Unwin 83 Alexander Street Crows Nest NSW 2065 Australia Phone: (61 2) 8425 0100 Email: [email protected] Web: www.allenandunwin.com ISBN 978 1 76052 974 1 eISBN 978 1 76087 006 5 Map by Darian Causby Set by Midland Typesetters, Australia Cover design: Blue Cork Front cover photographs: Courtesy of the Thai Navy SEALs For the tiny one, Sabina. The twins, Carlo and Giacomo. For those who came before. For those who should still be here. For my parents, Carlo and Rose. And for Karen Jane, most of all. 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, 10.08 am 9–10 JULY: INSIDE Escape to freedom 10–18 JULY: INSIDE Mission possible EPILOGUE Acknowledgements References Notes ‘I honestly thought there was zero chance of success.’ DR RICHARD HARRIS ‘I can’t emphasise enough how dangerous it was for the kids. It was absolutely life and death.’ CRAIG CHALLEN
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