Raw video: Robot camera inside Pike River mine

First pictures from inside the Pike River mine which show the miner's helmet and mine damage.

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• river
• coal
• mine
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• greymouth
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[generalgrevas]

all you people that moan about the rescuers not going in i have a question for you ...........WOULD YOU HAVE GONE INTO THE MINE TO PULL OUT THE LOST MINERS ???? and added to the death toll ? esp when it exploded again like they feared it would? have all the air sucked out of your lungs as it went boom ?? feeling the flames flash past your head as it burnt your lungs from the inside ????? show some respect. what gives you the right to critisise the rescue efforts when the miners families are not?

[kurqu86]

as sad as it is, one of the first things that are taught in mines rescue, is that your own personal safety and the teams safety are the number one priority. just like you are taught in basic first aid. check for danger first, and remove it before you do anything. same thing applies if you are down there bringing someone out and the shit hits the fan, and you have to get out asap, you'd have to leave any casualties behind that would slow you down. give them what you can and get out. RIP boys

[knuckleheadzup01]

dude, what i meant was as a general idea, was for the idiots to think outside the square.!!! Duh

[badsle]

@knuckleheadzup01

have you ever been in an underground coal mine, do you understand much about methane buildup and drainage, how long it takes, coal oxidation and all the other gases involved in a recovery ,,,,,,,sometimes its better to let go then kill more people ,,,im an underground miner ,,,,and its nothing like cooking a chicken ...

[knuckleheadzup01]

When you cook a roast chicken and the bag doesnt pop, you take the initiative to do that so it can rest as well. Pike disaster maybe a complex matter with all its variables, but simple and sound methods such as this could have easily reduced the tension of the mine. But the naysayers always seems have an excuse. but the real truth is actually quite simple. Do we honestly think we dont have the means to do this ASAP. i am an engineering student and i had to learn this from my own mother. SHAMEFUL

[knuckleheadzup01]

The soldiers of war who died in afghanistan, iraq etc, were brought home in honor. The pike disaster, only goes to show how advanced we really are in solving these kinds of problems. Cant we do some lateral thinking and create multiple holes on the way to the shaft to let some of the pressure of the gases out. Like poking a hole in an oven that didnt pop. Come on man think think and then act...NOW

[knuckleheadzup01]

This is a touching story. but the truth of it lies in the investment(assets-coal) that these bast**ds have tried so hard to protect. Lawyers, politicians, the company, the ANALysts(who dont know any more than you and I), real gutless pricks. Their so called guesstimates are way off the mark. Get it and it shows how much knowledge we have in New Zealand Universities and Polytechs. Not much at all. This is a disgrace. And those investors who are caught in the middle of it all, downright useless

[2wheels4life123]

@Eedgit Also incase you say i dont care about the miners i went on a pike river charity motorbike ride last year with about another 200 or so people & we raised over $8000 which went to the families

[2wheels4life123]

@Eedgit ur totally dumb first there was an explosion & they didnt go in because they believed there was going to be another & well guess what there was then the also couldnt send anybody down because the gases that filled the mine were toxic & highly explosive thats why they sent the robot in so think about that.

[BoristheOxman]

@Eedgit All I'msaying is that you have no right to tell anyone to go into that mine. You don't know the full detials, neither do I, so we have to trust the experts

[Eedgit]

@BoristheOxman Why the fuck not? It's their kids, fathers, uncles and bothers that have died!!!

As a miners daughter I have the right to stand up and say what I feel, just like you do, even though you may never have seen a pit mine shaft in your life.

Sorry doll, but it was as shoddy a job as I've ever seen, and if you dig a bit deeper into what could have been done to help, then you'll agrree with my feelings on this.

[BoristheOxman]

@Eedgit Why the fuck should the families have any say in this? Ultimately it is up to the search and rescue team if it is safe to go in there, not Bernie Monk.