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Thai cave rescue diver Richard Harris devised an experiment. If it worked, he’d be a hero. If it didn’t, he could explode

New Zealand’s Pearse Resurgence is legendary among expert cave divers for its depth and difficulty. When an Australian explorer became obsessed with diving deeper into it, he hatched a daring plan that could cost his life

The Guardian - AU · Nov 1, 2025

Prime Video: How accurate is Thirteen Lives in depicting the Tham Luang cave rescue?

Thirteen Lives landed on Prime Video earlier this month - but how accurate are the details of the rescue mission? Here is everything you need to know

Daily Mirror · Aug 22, 2022

Thirteen Lives brings Thai cave rescue story to life with measured realism from director Ron Howard

The perilous journey of a junior soccer team trapped in a cave by floodwaters captured the world’s attention in 2018 and is the focus of this new film by Ron Howard.

ABC News · Aug 5, 2022

Londoner’s Diary: ‘Silly distraction’ Elon Musk ignored for rescue film

In Today’s Diary: Elon Musk ignored by rescue film/ Jimmy Carr’s got a new job/ Producers take pity on outdoor performers/ MP Rehman Chishti on the audacity of hope

Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2022

Ron Howard Celebrates the Power of Many in Thai Cave Rescue Retelling

Four years on from the dramatic rescue of a group of 12 boys and their soccer coach from a cave in Thailand, their story has been told by Oscar-winning filmmaker Ron Howard in "Thirteen Lives”. The boys, aged between 11 and 16, and their 25-year-old coach, were exploring the Tham…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 19, 2022

Ron Howard celebrates the power of many in Tham Luang cave rescue retelling

LONDON: Four years on from the dramatic rescue of a group of 12 boys and their soccer coach from a cave in Thailand, their story has been told by Oscar-winning filmmaker Ron Howard in “Thirteen Lives”.

Bangkok Post · Jul 19, 2022

Ron Howard celebrates the power of many in Thai cave rescue retelling

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Reuters · Jul 18, 2022

British divers who rescued 12 boys and their football coach from flooded cave in Thailand given honorary degrees

Their effort has been described as one of the greatest rescues of all time

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022

Bristol cave diver who rescued Thai junior football team honoured by university

A pair of cave divers who pulled off the rescue of 13 people from a flooded cave system in Thailand

Bristol Post · Jul 7, 2022