Thai cave rescue diver may sue Tesla CEO Elon Musk for calling him a ‘pedo’ in tweet

Ashley May | USA TODAY

Show Caption Hide Caption Thai cave rescue diver may sue Elon Musk for calling him a 'pedo' British diver Vernon Unsworth, who was part of the team that recently rescued a Thai youth soccer team trapped in a cave, is considering legal action against Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk

A British diver involved in the Thai cave rescue is considering legal action against Tesla CEO Elon Musk after being called a "pedo."

Musk labeled diver Vern Unsworth as a pedophile over Twitter on Saturday after Unsworth criticized a mini-submarine sent by Musk to help aide the rescue of 12 Thai soccer boys and their coach trapped in a cave with their coach.

When asked if he would consider taking legal action against Musk, Unsworth told Australia's 7 News Sydney: “Yes, it’s not finished."

The public quarrel between the two began with a CNN interview, where Unsworth called the submarine "a PR stunt."

"He can stick his submarine where it hurts," Unsworth said in the interview. "It just had absolutely no chance of working."

Musk responded in a since-removed tweet: "We will make one of the mini-sub/pod going all the way to Cave 5 no problemo. Sorry pedo guy, you really did ask for it."

Thai Cave Rescue: British diver Vern Unsworth has told 7 News' @MyleeHogan that he's considering legal action after being referred to as 'pedo guy' by @elonmusk. "It's not finished...I believe he's called me a 'paedophile'...I think people realise what sort of guy he is." #7News pic.twitter.com/jzVUAtraun — 7 News Sydney (@7NewsSydney) July 16, 2018

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Musk did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

More than a dozen countries provided assistance to the rescue operation, which saved all of the boys trapped in the cave.

N'dea Yancey-Bragg contributed to this report. Follow Ashley May on Twitter: @AshleyMayTweets