The Transport Device That Will Save the Trapped Chilean Miners

Everything is ready to rescue the Chilean miners trapped 2,296 feet underground in San José. This is the capsule that will take the diggers out. Or like one of them phrased it, “the sarcophagus that’ll take the mummies out.”

In fact, the rescue operation has technically started already. The rescue team is now trying the capsules, called Phoenix I, II and III, which are only 21.25 inches in diameter. It will hang from a cable that can lift 54 tons. The first capsule going down will be Phoenix II, which will descend two times before taking out the first miner: Florencio Avalos.

( Gizmodo )