For three days, I was trapped under water

It is often annoying to have to wake up to use the restroom. However, on May 26, 2013, 29-year-old Harrison Odjegba Okene's life was saved because he got out of bed and went to the lavatory. In a strange turn of events, Harrison became the sole survivor of an oceangoing boat. The only person in the world who has been known to have survived on the ocean floor for over three days, he may lay claim to a rare title. Petroleum-rich sedimentary bottom layers are abundant in the Gulf of Guinea, which is located in the southeast Atlantic Ocean. The African coast is littered with several offshore oil drilling rigs here. Approximately 20 miles (32 km) off Escravos, on May 26, at Single Buoy Mooring #3, filling up. A sizable rogue wave caught the tugboat Jascon-4 just before five in the morning, causing it to capsize. The 12 man crew of the tugboat was required by security policy to lock themselves in their quarters at night due to continuous piracy issues in the Gulf. The crew of the Jascon-4 tried to flee, but were hampered by this restriction. With the exception of Harrison, the cook of the ship, who had stood up to use the bathroom while still in his underpants, the crew members had to quickly leave their cabins.

Harrison had to compel the restroom's door open as the tugboat capsized and the ocean poured in. Against a water wall, a metal door is open. The water was under intense pressure. due to a lack of survivorship proof. Harrison finally mustered the guts to leave his small air pocket in the restroom after spending almost a day there. He swam and stumbled into the engineer's office in the dead of night. Amazingly, there was also another air pocket here, Harrison estimated it to be roughly 4 feet (1.2 meters) high. Harrison could now concentrate on other issues because the immediate issue of breathing air had been resolved. The first was that he was chilly. Average east Atlantic surface temperatures in May are a comfortable 81.9°F (27.7°C). Harrison, though, was 30 meters (100 feet) below the surface. Harrison was shivering, damp, and only wearing boxer shorts. Hypothermia occurs when the body loses heat more quickly than it can be produced the lodge.

He located some tools and started removing the wall paneling with them. He managed to create a platform for sitting out of a mattress and wall material. Harrison was able to conserve heat by lifting his upper body out of the water on this platform, which also helped him stay afloat. Harrison was afraid as he was trapped in total darkness, thirsty, cold, and hunger. He made an effort to consider his family. Harrison was quite devout, and anytime he was particularly terrified, he would pray and ask Jesus to save him. Harrison's tongue's skin started to peel off over time due to the salt in the sea water. He believed the rotting scent to be coming from the bodies of his former shipmates. every little noise in the hull, the crash of debris against the walls, and, most horrifyingly, the splashing and feeding sounds made by fish as they chewed on the dead. In the meantime, the Lewek Toucan, a diving support vessel, arrived at the sinking site. To find the bodies of the crew members that perished, the Jascon-4's parent company, West African Ventures, employed a deep sea salvage saturation dive team from the subsea services provider DCN Global.

The Lewek Toucan's six divers, deck crew, and technical team were aware that the mission would be difficult. In addition to the difficult task of collecting the dead, the boat had sunk upside down in soft mud, churning up fine silt and reducing visibility to an alarmingly low level. Furthermore, the yacht was secured from the interior due to security regulations. Dive team two was made up of Nico Van Heerden, Andre Erasmus, and Darryl Oosthuizen. Colby Werrett served as the dive team's topside supervisor and guided the divers via a microphone while also keeping an eye on the dive through Nico's camera. To enter the submerged boat, the team had to spend more than an hour piercing two metal doors, one of which was watertight from the outside. Once inside, the floor was above you and the ceiling was at the bottom, which was very confusing. There were many different kinds of dangers in the murky water, including furniture and equipment.

The divers meticulously and slowly explored the yacht. When Nico climbed the steps to the main deck, they had found four dead; it was a tight fit with the diving equipment on his back. Harrison had almost given up hope when he heard a noise that sounded like an anchor dropping while he was getting his bearings in a narrow hallway when something suddenly reached out of the darkness and touched him. Finally, he heard someone hitting the boat's hull with a hammer. It had to be divers, he realized. He slammed the wall, but he didn't believe they were listening. The diver was swimming past the far end of the cabin when Harrison noticed the light from one of his head torches.

But then the miraculous time arrived. You may have seen the incredible, fantastic rescue clip Nico captured when he thought he saw another dead body. When he touches the body's hand, the hand unintentionally squeezes his. Colby, Nico's boss, yells "He's alive, he's alive!" into the microphone as Nico briefly freaks out.Colby instructs Nico to console Harrison by giving him a shoulder pat and a thumbs-up. Harrison's survival astounded the divers. Recreational diving is only permitted to a maximum depth of 130 feet (40 meters). Recreational divers often don't spend more than 20 minutes at a depth of 100 feet (30 meters). The divers got to Harrison barely in time for the air pocket. A Harrison's air pocket was nearly four times smaller than it was before. Harrison would be alive for around two and a half days if the compressed air pocket contained 216 cubic feet (6 cubic meters) of air. Harrison had been gone when he was discovered.

I spent nearly 60 hours underwater. The accumulation of carbon dioxide, or CO2, posed an extra risk. At a level of roughly 5%, CO2 is lethal to people. Harrison inhaled and gently increased his carbon dioxide exhalation. the gas concentrations in the little area. However, water absorbs CO2, therefore by accidently increasing the surface area of the water in his air pocket, Harrison enhanced the water's capacity to absorb CO2 and helped keep the gas below the surface. He wouldn't have survived much longer if they hadn't found him unconscious and delirious. Harrison was first warmed up by the divers using hot water before being given an oxygen mask. On the surface, the dive support team was speaking with medical and diving professionals on how to best assist the survivor. Harrison was experiencing "the bends," as they are known among divers.

The bends, likewise called Caisson disease or decompression sickness (DCS) happens when nitrogen bubbles develop in the blood as a result of pressure changes. The bubbles in Harrison's blood would, in the worst-case scenario, paralyze him if he descended directly from 100 feet (30 meters) beneath to the ocean's surface. It was agreed that Harrison would be handled as if he were one of the saturation divers emerging from a dive. problems, cardiac arrest, or even death. Harrison had to get used to breathing through the mask for around 20 minutes. Then the divers fitted him with a harness and diving helmet. When they were getting Harrison out of the boat, they were a little concerned that he could panic and endanger the dive, but Harrison remained composed under pressure. The group was taken aback by his cool manner. On Tuesday, May 28, at around 7 p.m., Harrison was removed from the boat and directed to a diving bell that brought him to the surface.

Harrison felt confused claimed he had only been imprisoned for 12 hours and that it was Sunday night. When he realized he had been under for more than two days, he was horrified. Harrison was transferred from the diving bell to a decompression chamber, where he remained for an additional two and a half days as his body returned to surface pressure. Divers saved 1 survivor and found 10 bodies out of the 12 crew members aboard the tugboat Jascon-4. Because of the danger, the search for the 11 crew members had to be suspended. Following his incident, Harrison fully recovered and went back to his native Nigerian city of Warri. Because Nigerians may be quite religious, he was afraid of how their families would react if he attended the funerals of his coworkers. the means of black magic. In addition, Harrison was troubled by survivor's guilt and questioned why he was the only one to survive.

Harrison has had PTSD ever since the incident. Harrison, according to his wife Akpovona Okene, has nightmares where he may suddenly awake, screaming and writhing in the belief that he is underwater. Harrison has recently started working as a cook on shore and has vowed never to work on a boat again. When he was at the bottom of the sea, he made a promise to God: "When I was under the water, I told God: If you rescue me, I will never go back to the sea again, never." Do you believe you could last three days underwater as Harrison did? How about you? Think of something to cheer yourself up. Comment below and let us know! Moreover, remember to look check out The Only Man To Survive TWO Nuclear Bombs, our other video! I appreciate you watching. Remember to like, share, and subscribe as usual. See you again soon!”

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