Rescued - The Chilean Mine Story DVD

The full story of the dramatic long-awaited rescue of the 33 Chilean miners, trapped 700 metres underground for 68 to 69 days. The programme features news footage and interviews. This one-hour special entitled Chilean Miners Rescue, will feature exclusive interviews with the director of the rescue operation, the families of the miners, key crew members, medical personnel and the brave rescuers themselves.For this thrilling and not-to-be-missed special, Discovery Channel, which reaches nearly 400 million subscribers around the globe, has gained unprecedented access... to: The room set aside for reunions between rescued miners and their families Andre Sougarett, head of the rescue operation The workings of the three drilling machines used in the rescue operation The engineers and technicians in charge of each of the three rescue plans (Plans A, B and C) and the drilling machines The “control room” where daily planning meetings took place Medical teams, including Dr. Jean Romagnoli, one of the health experts who kept the miners alive through their ordeal Interviews with one of the heroic rescuers who descended into the mine during the final phase of the operation to show the miners how to use the escape capsule. [show more]

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