News 33 miners are found trapped underground alive

Chilean miners are reinforcing the first 100m on the shaft to remove problems or a collapse due to loose rock. Whilst this is going on Plan C (The drill that can drill a rescue shaft without first drilling a pilot hole) is carrying on drilling.

It's expected that the first miners will be brought up to the surface on Weds.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11510257

And here is a little piece about the design of the rescue capsule:

http://www.aolnews.com/world/articl...gn-rescue-capsule-for-chilean-miners/19667140

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Steel piping for the first 100m of the shaft is almost complete. Once done a crane will be assembled over the top of hole and the rescue capsule will be lowered on Weds.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11512355

Helicopters are on site rehearsing the flight from the mine to a hospital that is ready to receive them. Full details on the plan for the rescue day operation here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11493800

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The rescue capsule 'phoenix' has made it's first trip into the rescue shaft and "registered barely a scratch". This test run didn't carry any people, that's about 24 hours away.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11518015

The "plan A" drill has stopped drilling, it's still on it's pilot hole. The Plan C continues to drill and is about 450m down. This hole will be a backup in case of problems with the current rescue shaft.

So, 24 hours time and we could see the first of the miners brought to the surface.
 
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Quick question what did nasa do there anything instead of giving them advice on long-term survival in remote areas?
 
Yes, an engineer helped to design the capsule, see the second link in my post above yours......

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The rescue of the trapped miners via the Phoenix capsule is due to start in a few hours.

The first man out will be Florencio Avalos, 31, officials say

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11518015
 
down she goes! they're going for a dry run now... news tell that the first guy should be out by midnight

oh my, this is gonna be one epic rescue :salute:
 
Watching live on CBS web stream, the only TV channel that it showing it around Chicago seems to be En Espanol.
 
If you have cable or satellite, CNN is running continuous coverage (albeit with ads every few minutes :dry:). However, the BBC link Gary posted above has excellent coverage with no ads.

Exciting stuff!!!
 
Last time I checked CNN they were talking about searching for the body of a girl. I might have been on the wrong CNN.

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You know, this whole situation reminds me of Apollo 13, just underground and (sorta) less dire. My thoughts and wishes go for a speedy rescue!
 
i guess it is kinda like Apollo 13... but with more ppl and less "space"

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BRAVO! :tiphat:

one up! 32 more to go! :thumbup:
 
The capsule is on it's way down to pick up the 7th miner. So far, no major problems. Quite amazing seeing the rescue in full flow.
 
Just a tiny update, explosives had been used for increasing the height of the workshop room, in which the miners enter the capsule, because otherwise the doors could not be opened. It all looks very similar to the events in Lengede, years before my birth, almost like a modern deja vu.
 
All in all it looks like an episode of Thunderbirds, only a bit slower.
Those who remember the show will understand that is actually praise to the rescue workers and engineers...
 
All the miners are now rescued. At this point, only the rescue workers are yet to come back up now.

33 miners elevated to safety in just 22 hours, a fantastic achievement.
 
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