In this second extract from his gripping account of the rescue, investigative reporter LIAM COCHRANE describes how the race against time seemed lost.
Kule ngcaphuno yesibili evela endabeni yayo yokutakula ethinta inhliziyo, intatheli ephenyayo uLIAM COCHRANE ichaza ukuthi umjaho wokulwa nesikhathi wawubukeka kanjani ungeke uphumelele.