Harrison | - Underwater
South African saturation divers were eventually sent to the wreck, but they were tasked with recovering bodies, not finding survivors.
Despite the trauma of being the sole survivor, Harrison eventually faced his fear of the water. In 2015, he became a professional diver himself, trained by the very team that had rescued him from his "underwater tomb". Harrison - Underwater
: With no food and thinning oxygen, his only sustenance was a single bottle of Coca-Cola he found floating in the wreckage. The Miraculous Rescue South African saturation divers were eventually sent to
The story of Harrison Okene is a harrowing true account of survival against impossible odds. In May 2013, the tugboat capsized off the coast of Nigeria during rough seas, sinking to the ocean floor nearly 100 feet (30 meters) below the surface. The Descent and Survival : With no food and thinning oxygen, his
: While searching the murky rooms, a diver was startled when a hand reached out from the darkness and grabbed his arm.
Harrison, the ship's 29-year-old cook, was in the bathroom when the vessel flipped. As the boat settled upside down on the seabed, he managed to navigate through the pitch-black, rising water until he found a small air pocket in an officer's cabin.
: He stood in freezing, chest-deep water, listening to the sounds of the ocean and the haunting silence of his 11 lost crewmates.