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Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 21:34 on 13th October 2010 The 23rd miner has arrived safely at the surface! |
| Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 21:39 on 13th October 2010 The capsule is returning to the mine to collect the 24th miner |
| Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 21:51 on 13th October 2010 The 2 feet wide capsule is at the bottom of the mine where the miner is strapped in, with oxygen, telecommunications contact, and a camera. He like the other's will be monitored throughout the journey. Miner number 24 will soon be on his way up to the surface. He has just started the journey. |
| Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 21:59 on 13th October 2010 The 24th miner has arrived safely at the surface! |
| Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 22:06 on 13th October 2010 The capsule that measure's about 2 feet in width by some 13 feet in height is on it's way back down to collect miner number 25. The depth of the mine is some 622 metre's beneath the surface! |
| Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 22:11 on 13th October 2010 The capsule has arrived at the bottom of the mine where miner number 25 will be loaded into it. Edited by: Ron Brind at:13th October 2010 22:12 |
| Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 22:14 on 13th October 2010 The capsule with miner number 25 aboard has just left the bottom of the mine. |
| Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 22:24 on 13th October 2010 Miner number 25 has just arrived safely at the surface. Live camera's are at both the top and the bottom of the mine. This rescue seems to be getting faster, and faster! Edited by: Ron Brind at:13th October 2010 22:37 |
| Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 22:42 on 13th October 2010 The capsule has arrived at the bottom of the mine, for miner number 26. The return journey has just begun. I will be off to bed now, but will report on the safe arrival of miner 26. I wish the remainder a safe journey... |
| Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 22:51 on 13th October 2010 Miner number 26 is safe and sound on the surface! That leaves seven of the original group to be rescued and then 5 members of staff who went down to help in various ways. I hope to hear that all ended well in the morning. Thank you to all those involved in this dramatic rescue that has clearly put Chile on the map! God bless them all...
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