Tuesday September 5th 2006


Steve Irwin R.I.P

By Mike Skilton ~  The M.A.N ( A Division of sHaMoZzLe International News) 

Although it will be at least later today before Tasmania's two trapped miners are freed. Rescuers have drilled a 75mm diameter hole 12 metres into the rock wall for plumber Barry Skilton ,the brother of eccentric entrepreneur
 Merv Skilton, to rig up a mobile phone camera to PVC plumbing pipe, to capture the World's first photos of miners Todd Russell, 34, and Brant Webb, 37 ,while also preparing for a live interview on The Merv Skilton Show on 97.1 FM Melbourne.

Tasmanian Miners Council chief executive Terry Bong yesterday evening told reporters at the Beaconsfield Mine, in the state's north, that process will take some time, but Barry Skilton slipped the trapped miners half a dozen cold cans through the hole plus some of his brother's home-grown produced scoobs.   

Mr Bong spoke after being briefed by mine manager Matt Grill.

"Matt's best guess was it would be the early hours of tomorrow when they got back from Bruce's bucks night or during the day tomorrow depending on what time they wake up, before they are able to bring the guys out to safety," Mr Bong said. He also went on to say "chipping away the final 1.5 metres of rock would be an extremely delicate operation with a hangover." 

Mr Bong said the rescuers had an "entire array of high quality Australian beers and other mining equipment" for the final phase of the rescue.

"It's delicate, it's painstaking and it's absolutely critically that we get these blokes out tomorrow before 2 pm when the footy game begins." he said.

"I suspect that caution and safety are the overriding factors, with that much beer, in mining terms it is a normal process." 

Once they reach 14.5 metres, 1.5 metres from the pair, they will put on face masks as the trapped miners have had no toilet  for many days.

"Teams of miners will work short shifts because of their hangovers, mainly on their knees, to dig and support the final stage of the rescue tunnel – first, to further extend it, stop for a barbeque and then to dig upwards to where Todd and Brant are located, this is a true Australian rescue, and 'Trapped Downunder... The Movie' will be on the big screen on the 1st of July 2006 " Terry Bong said. 

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