153 lucky China miners enjoy company-provided swimming pool

[dbackjon]

They are having such a glorious time, they are refusing to take time to speak to their bosses.




No communication from 153 trapped in China mine

Rescuers pumped water from a flooded mine in northern China where time is running out for 153 trapped workers as efforts stretched into a second day with no communication from those stuck deep underground.

Some 1,000 rescue workers were rotating on shifts to try to drain enough water to reach the trapped miners, but the rescue effort could take days. It was unclear if anyone was still alive in the shafts, some which extended a half-mile (one kilometer) into the earth.

The accident could be one of the worst mining disasters in recent years if rescue efforts fail and would set back marked improvements in mining safety.

"Their situation until now is still unknown so that is making everyone very worried," said Liu Dezheng, a chief engineer with the work safety bureau in northern China's Shanxi province, where the mine is located.

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[hank scorpio]

Not a surprising story, happens all the time there.

[93henfan]

What's the Guiness record for longest duration holding one's breath under water? If these guys turn up alive, I'm thinking that record gets shattered.

And talk about prune hands...

[bandl]

LUCKY!!!!!

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

I just hope the "minors" dont include their Olympic womens gymnastic team.






******Disclaimer: the word "minors" was used as a play on words and no miners were injured while making this post except the miners in the pool they might not be so lucky.*****

[grizzaholic]

What's the Guiness record for longest duration holding one's breath under water? If these guys turn up alive, I'm thinking that record gets shattered.

And talk about prune hands...

The Chinese are the best at everything.