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In reply to the discussion: If they teach the Thai kids to dive to get them out of the caves they should [View all]lapfog_1
(29,293 posts)and your emoji is exactly correct.
and I have dive certificates out the wazzoo (cave, night, wreck, master, instructor, etc).
You have to stop (in a strong current that, in this case, probably wants to push you into the passage), take your tanks off but keep the regulator in your mouth (you will need to breath), and then hold on as best you can to the tanks (you don't want the current to rip the tanks out of your hands and the regulator out of your mouth) and gently push them ahead of you as you squeeze along the tight passage.
Yes there will be cables to follow. Yes there will be a rescue diver in front of you (so maybe the tanks don't disappear if you happen to loose your grasp) and one behind. But if they panic in the middle of the "tight passage" there isn't much the rescue divers can do if you swallow a big gulp of water and start coughing and drowning... you will panic at that point... and die right in front of your rescuers.