Aquanaut

The Inside Story of the Thai Cave Rescue

By: Rick Stanton

Narrated by: Rick Stanton, Don Gilet

The enthralling inside story of the Tham Luang cave rescue in Thailand - told by the leader of the daring underwater rescue mission.

In July 2018, 12 boys and their soccer coach disappeared into the Tham Luang cave in Thailand.

Trapped miles beneath the surface, not even the Thai Navy SEALs had the skills to bring them to safety. With the floodwater rising rapidly, time was running out.

Any hope of survival rested on Rick Stanton, a retired British firefighter with a living room full of homemade cave-diving equipment. As unlikely as it seemed, Rick and his partner, John Volanthen, were regarded as the A-team for exactly this kind of mission.

The Thai Cave rescue was the culmination of a lifelong obsession, requiring every ounce of skill and ingenuity accumulated by Rick over a four-decade pursuit of the unknown.

While the world held its breath, Rick, John, and their assembled team raced against time in the face of near-impossible odds. There was simply no precedent for what they were attempting to do.

©2021 by Rick Stanton (P)2021 by Penguin Audio

Excellent!

Not even Hollywood could write a rescue story this wild. And to think all of this really happened. I discovered this book after I watched Ron Howard’s movie “Thirteen Lives” and found out a handful of the actual rescue divers had written books about the experience. (I’m also going to check out the books by Dr. Harris and John Volanthen. The former is not currently available on Audible, the latter is.) Highly recommend this one, and hoping the next two will be equally compelling.

Follow your passion

This book is fantastic. Read/Listen to what Rick writes/says about living a fulfilling life.

Superb!

Narrator was amazing.
Story and writing was stupendous.
It was an honor to listen to. Thank you to all for the share.

Excellent Book

I read this book after seeing the Movie, “Thirteen Lives.” I was not disappointed! The book fills out a lot of details that the movie doesn’t have time for, and corrects a few things that were, no doubt, changed for the sake of the screenplay.

More than that it is Rick’s story - his own journey, including many of the details of how he gained the expertise that enabled him and his associates to rescue the boys in Thailand.

The book is well written, well narrated, and uplifting. I feel inspired to be better for having read it.

Brilliant

I found new appreciation for cave divers and cave diving. The narration was brilliant and the rescue was thrilling.