rooster59 Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Unsung hero: Brit Vern Unsworth started the cave rescue "Thanks from the bottom of our hearts" - Image: Thai Rath British national Vern Unsworth who lives in Chiang Rai is being hailed as the man who kick started the successful cave rescue that saw the lives of 12 boys and their coach saved. Vern was the first to react to the impending disaster as he contacted his buddies in England from the DCRO cave rescue team. He was on hand to brief Robert Harper, Rick Stanton and John Volanthen as soon as they arrived in the north of Thailand. Vern knew the cave system well having done surveys of the passageways. Yesterday Thai Rath praised him and published a note showing that he started the operation that eventually led to Mr Stanton and Mr Volanthen being the first to reach the boys. The note said: "Time is running out! They're the world's best cave divers. Please contact them through the UK Embassy ASAP" Vern's indomitable spirit was also encapsulated in a Facebook post on the page of Thapanee Ietsrichai that showed him taping up split boots before getting on with the job and going back in the cave. Thai Rath called him an unsung hero and thanked him for all the work he did. He is believed to be resident in Chiang Rai. Source: Thai Rath -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-07-14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJPom Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Well done Sir, I hope he gets the recognition he deserves from the appropriate authorities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 I'm thinking Bruce Willis will play him in the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dddave Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 The more I read various accounts, the more it becomes clear how many individual efforts played crucial roles, without which any one of them, the incredible success of the rescue may not have happened. The word "Hero" is so often cheapened but in this case, so many did indeed put their lives on the line and risk it all in the combined effort to rescue those boys...surely heros all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phuketshrew Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 I hope that Vern also gets given the Elite card as he thoroughly deserves it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evadgib Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Hats off to the Embassy and various agencies in the UK govt too who are regularly crucified on this website yet who clearly were instrumental in pulling this off (as usual!) without adding to the confusion generated by social media or the media circus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irwinfc Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 2 hours ago, Phuketshrew said: I hope that Vern also gets given the Elite card as he thoroughly deserves it. i say give him citizenship, at least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisinth Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 As events unraveled he really was the kingpin to the success of the mission by his aggressive suggestions of calling in the experts. Without that insistence it may have ended in success, or probably not, but certainly would have been a very different story. Respects Vern..................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingdoc Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Fantastic achievement all round ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTO69 Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Great job Vern! My family and I joined Vern on a safe trip into inner space a few years ago, what an amazing place! . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan B Tong Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Vern's heroism will be sung. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sahibji Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Thank you on behalf of human race Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evadgib Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 1 hour ago, irwinfc said: i say give him citizenship, at least PR wouldn't be too much IMO, assuming he wants it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieroaming Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Another champion showing us all how to react in a crisis. Well done, thank you sir, you are an inspiration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 'British national Vern Unsworth who lives in Chiang Rai ... ... He is believed to be resident in Chiang Rai' Well either he does live in CR, or he doesn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roquefort Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 1 hour ago, A Skeptic said: "Hats off to the Embassy and various agencies in the UK govt too who are regularly crucified on this website yet who clearly were instrumental in pulling this off (as usual!) without adding to the confusion generated by social media or the media circus." What did the UK Embassy and British government do? Do tell. I'm intrigued. This rescue was organized, executed and successfully brought to a conclusion by individuals who co-operated in a way that would be impossible with UK Embassy interferrance. If the embassy could do it's job properly there would be no crucifiction, instead they delegate it to private companies, whose objective is profit, at citizen's considerable expanse. Boris Johnson, the late unlamented Foreign Secretary on his visit here stated that the embassy "are doing a great job". Wonder why he felt the need to say that? Tell me, is the author of the original statement above the propaganda minister working for the government (like Boris)? It is tacky and contemptable that the UK government should try to cash in on the magnificent achievments of private citizens of the UK and all other contries involved. Well who did Vern give the note to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttrd Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Behind every success there are most likely persons involved who were the main key to the success, but very often remain in the dark where other take the fame and this case turned out to be no exception .... Its no doubt that in this operation many heroes were involved, but you seems to be the biggest of them all with your timely and prompt actions which created the basis for the success Mr. Vern Unsworth. Well done Sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janclaes47 Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 11 minutes ago, roquefort said: Well who did Vern give the note to? Obviously not to the UK embassy, because then he wouldn't write " contact through UK embassy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suradit69 Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 6 hours ago, rooster59 said: Unsung hero: Brit Vern Unsworth started the cave rescue It's hard to believe that there's any Brit or other foreigner involved in the rescue who hasn't yet been "sung" about on Thai Visa. Pretty soon there'll be calls for commemorative coins to be struck and relics to be sold on eBay. Congratulations to ALL those involved. Great that the boys were rescued. Time to stop milking it for all it's worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexRich Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Chiang Rai kids very fortunate that someone as knowledgeable as Vern was living in their midst ... the more I read about this the more incredible the whole event becomes. Well done Vern, I hope you are revered in your adopted town, you deserve to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitfield Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Vern used to be TT rider before moving onto mountaineering. I expect for him cave diving seems positively mundane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike324 Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 I'm sure these folks can easily qualify for citizenship if they apply, since they have a very set of unique skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NoshowJones Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 7 hours ago, NCC1701A said: I'm thinking Bruce Willis will play him in the movie. Randolph Scott! Aw naw, he's deid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 6 hours ago, Phuketshrew said: I hope that Vern also gets given the Elite card as he thoroughly deserves it. Permanent Residency. nothing less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 4 minutes ago, rasg said: Wouldn't it be good, just for once, that all of the members on this forum could all say something positive for once? I am getting so bored with this place with the general out and out nastiness and spite that is spewed out on a weekly basis. We have no idea just how much the Embassy or the Government actually oiled the wheels on this operation. Nor do I care. Just happy that it was successful and the boys are out. I think most of us posters would like a bit of a laugh as we have been a bit tense leading up to last Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzMan Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Today's Washington Post published an article explaining how the Yanks led the operation. Excuse me while I vomit. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/time-is-running-out-inside-the-treacherous-rescue-of-boys-trapped-in-thai-cave/2018/07/13/df335afe-8614-11e8-8f6c-46cb43e3f306_story.html?utm_term=.4debc7d18f62 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 7 hours ago, NCC1701A said: I'm thinking Bruce Willis will play him in the movie. never say dive.......I'll get my coat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiKiwi Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Suradit69 said: It's hard to believe that there's any Brit or other foreigner involved in the rescue who hasn't yet been "sung" about on Thai Visa. Pretty soon there'll be calls for commemorative coins to be struck and relics to be sold on eBay. Congratulations to ALL those involved. Great that the boys were rescued. Time to stop milking it for all it's worth. Indeed, however the tribalism instinct will likely ensure that many people will continue to use this (in retrospect foolhardy) escapade to bask in the warmth of their feelings of belonging. So I suspect the pages of TV will be full of resurrected camaraderie about all this for some time. People, being people, need to feel good about themselves, and some have more reason to do so than others. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaimelody Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Thank you for the work you have done, truly amazing. You stepped up .... and then some Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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