> The apology comes after the spelunker, Vern Unsworth, who was involved in the early days of efforts to save the now-rescued boys’ soccer team, threatened legal action against the billionaire executive over the comment.
> Musk said on Twitter late Tuesday that he had made the claim out of “anger” because Unsworth had criticized his idea to rescue the boys with a “mini-submarine” made out of a SpaceX rocket part.
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https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/07/18/elon-mus...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-44870303
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/elon-musk-apologizes-blam...
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/18/elon-musk-apologizes-to-brit...
From CNBC:
> The apology comes after the spelunker, Vern Unsworth, who was involved in the early days of efforts to save the now-rescued boys’ soccer team, threatened legal action against the billionaire executive over the comment.
> Musk said on Twitter late Tuesday that he had made the claim out of “anger” because Unsworth had criticized his idea to rescue the boys with a “mini-submarine” made out of a SpaceX rocket part.