What a wonderful and literally uplifting story is the rescue of the 33 Chilean miners from the San Jose mine in the north of the country.
It is Chile's "Apollo 13" moment.
As I write (0845 BST on Wednesday 13 October) five of the miners have been brought to the surface, with 28 still to come. At just over an hour per rescue, it will be Thursday afternoon (BST) before the last of the miners is finally brought to safety. Let us hope all goes well.
The pictures of the miners emerging from the humble 23" diameter rescue capsule truly lift the spirits. Their loved ones stand by, waiting for the signal to say they can go forward and greet their man - still clad in safety gear, helmet and dark glasses to protect their eyes against the lights (TV lights so far in the night, but sunlight later on).
The human spirit is rarely stronger than when triumph overcomes disaster.
We salute those brave men.
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