MSHA, CRASAR standing down

MSHA, CRASAR standing down

Posted by admin on Nov 24, 2010 at 9:57 am America/Chicago

With the second explosion and an official declaration of the Pike River Mine explosion as a recovery operation, the New Zealand government has asked the MSHA team to stand down. The robot had arrived as LAX almost exactly as the press conference about the second explosion so Air New Zealand put us up at an airport hotel to see what the course of action would be. (Air New Zealand has been amazing- getting the V2 from Pittsburgh to LA, rebooking flights (like mine), and being extraordinarily friendly and helpful.) I wished we could have helped in a tangible way. And I wish there had been a happy ending-- our deepest sympathy and condolences to the families on their tragedy and also the responders who must be devastated. For me, it's back home and trying to document the use of the robots so that we can learn for the future.

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