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As unlikely as it seemed, to those in the know, Rick and his partner, John Volanthen, were regarded as the A-team for exactly this kind of mission.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile 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 . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAquanaut\u003c\/i\u003e Rick reveals the real story of the cave rescue for the first time. And of a life lived without compromise in which any mistake could have been his last. 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