Aquanaut, 9781405944106
Paperback
Impossible rescue: Trapped boys, rising waters, one diver’s desperate mission.

Aquanaut

a life beneath the surface – the inside story of the thai cave rescue

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  • Paperback

    448 pages

  • Release Date

    20 February 2023

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Summary

Aquanaut: Inside the Thai Cave Rescue

The enthralling inside story of the Thai cave rescue from the man at the heart of the mission.

Thailand, July 2018. Twelve boys and their football coach vanish into Tham Luang caves just as the monsoon rains hit. A mile from the surface, they are trapped by rising floodwaters, and all attempts to reach them fail.

As hope for their survival fades, a retired British firefighter tinkering with homemade cave-diving k…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781405944106
ISBN-10:1405944102
Author:Rick Stanton
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:448
Release Date:20 February 2023
Weight:309g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 27mm
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Critics Review

Diver Rick Stanton relives the rescue of the century

Diver Rick Stanton relives the rescue of the century * Sunday Times *As the world held its breath, the men and their team achieved the impossible. This is their riveting, behind-the-scenes story. Captivating * Sunday Post *You probably won’t read a better-written book about diving this year … Funny and relentlessly self-deprecating. I read this at two sittings * Diver Magazine *

About The Author

Rick Stanton

Rick Stanton MBE GM has quietly spent forty years on his ‘hobby’ of exploring caves around the world, steadily building his unique skill set as he defied limits, pushed boundaries, and discovered parts of the earth that had never been seen before. In 2018, he found himself on the world’s stage when he and John discovered the Wild Boars alive, trapped inside Thailand’s flooded Tham Luang cave. Rick carefully planned and then successfully executed one of the most noteworthy rescue missions on record.

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