Nigerian survives two days at sea, in underwater air pocket
Jed Chamberlain, from DCN Global diving company, described how Harrison Okene (pictured) was rescued
A Nigerian man has survived for two-and-a-half days trapped 30m (98ft) deep in freezing seawater. Harrison Okene, 29, was on board the tug boat Jascon-4 when it capsized in heavy swells. It sank to the seabed, upside down, but Mr Harrison was trapped in an air pocket and able to breathe. Of the other 12 people on board, 10 bodies have already been found and Mr Harrison is assumed to be the only survivor. Mr Harrison told Reuters journalist Joe Brock that he could hear fish eating the dead bodies of his fellow crew members. Intense thirst The Jascon-4 capsized on 26 May, about 32km (20 miles) off the coast of Niger… Continue Reading