A Nigerian chef has recounted his extraordinary survival after spending three days trapped in an air pocket inside a capsized tugboat on the seabed. Harrison Okene was working on the Jascon-4 off the coast of Nigeria when a freak wave flipped the vessel in May 2013.
Okene had been using the toilet when the wave struck, and the bathroom quickly filled with water. He swam to a second toilet in the engineer's cabin, where an air pocket remained. He survived on the limited air and prayed as he heard the shouts of his colleagues fall silent.
Rescuers searching for bodies discovered Okene after three days. He was dehydrated and suffering from a head wound, but alive. The experience, he says, deepened his love for the sea, and he later trained as a diver.
Okene's story highlights both his quick thinking and his faith, which he credits for his survival. He now works as a professional diver, having turned his traumatic experience into a new career.
