British cave-diver John Volanthen removes his diving suit after walking out from Tham Luang Nang Non cave on June 28, 2018 in Chiang Rai, Thailand. Photo by Linh Pham/Getty Images ...

Volanthen: Cave diving quite often is seen to encompass most people’s worst fears of being in the dark, being in small spaces, being unable to breathe.

The Rescue follows the 18-day effort to rescue 12 boys and their coach from an underwater cave. Filmmakers Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin recount the harrowing mission with diver Rick Stanton.

British cave diver John Volanthen spoke to Insider about the harrowing, days-long rescue mission to save 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach in 2018.

“Cave diving isn’t an adrenaline sport. It’s all done very methodically, very carefully and hugely planned,” Stanton said. “We took risks in Thailand, but they were calculated risks.” ...

After nine days of surviving off minimal freshwater, Samon and the rest of the team were found by Rick Stanton, a volunteer from an elite British diving team. Stanton and the team supplied all the ...

Rescue operations reached a successful climax at the Tham Luang Cave complex in northern Thailand on Tuesday, where divers pulled the last trapped members of the Wild Boars soccer team to safety ...

China and Australia have joined the search for 12 boys missing in a Thai cave, as divers on Sunday closed in on the spot they believe the teens are sheltering.

Rick Stanton, a retired firefighter and veteran cave diver from England, was called in to help. "When we first arrived in Thailand, the river was absolutely raging," he says.

John Ismay, a New York Times reporter who served as a diving officer in the U.S. Navy from 2003 to 2010 and was qualified in deep-sea diving and salvage operations, explains how a rescue mission ...

They also directed the Oscar-winning documentary "Free Solo" in 2018. Their new film, called "The Rescue," recounts the massive rescue operation inside the cave in Thailand.