It’s been three weeks since the world watched anxiously as 12 boys and their soccer coach were rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand.
It was a miracle made possible by the power of love, strong determination, persistence and professional expertise from around the globe.
Air Products’ joint venture company in Thailand, Bangkok Industrial Gas (BIG), played a key role in this critical life-saving mission by supplying oxygen (O2) and technical experts.
BIG immediately contacted Thai Navy SEAL to offer help when the Thai soccer team and coach were found alive but trapped in the cave after missing for 10 days. Upon knowing the urgent requirements of 200 bar O2, they managed to get all O2 cylinders ready and assembled a group of five technical experts within four hours, and drove over 400 miles for 15 hours to reach the cave.
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