Trapped Underwater.... For Three Days

Bound to get married in just a couple days Harrison Okene, a ship cook from Lagos Nigeria was heading home in a tugboat with his crew of 12 when the ship began to sink, from a rouge wave that slammed into the vessel snapping the tow rope. Having been in the rest room when this event took place, Okene was wearing nothing but his boxer shorts. Okene quickly went into the engineers office where he found a small air pocket - it was here, that his survival story took place. Harrison was stuck underwater for 60 hours with no food, no warmth, no oxygen, nothing- but a single coke bottle to sustain him. Three days later, scuba divers were sent down to retrieve the dead bodies from the wreckage- a retrieval mission turned into a rescue mission when a scuba diver saw a hand and grabbed it- he was shocked when he felt the hand grab him back - Okene was alive, with barley hours left before Carbon dioxide poisoning. After three days of praying and hoping- Okene was finally brought back to reality from a decompression chamber by the salvage divers. Okenes survival story is a tale of luck, faith and determination. This story is full of nearly impossible feats- so many things could have went wrong, but they didn't- timing was impeccable. If the divers had not found the ship how long would Okene have to live? I think the true marvel of this story is his beliefs in God, and his family. The fact that he was getting married must have given him the strength to survive. One thing that can be learned from this story is that when all odds are against you- play them anyways. Surviving underwater is unheard of- Scientists and chemists all said it was impossible, but because of Okenes hope and belief- he survived, which is why this is such a captivating survival story.