Harrison - Underwater Site

: He stood in freezing, chest-deep water, listening to the sounds of the ocean and the haunting silence of his 11 lost crewmates.

: While searching the murky rooms, a diver was startled when a hand reached out from the darkness and grabbed his arm.

South African saturation divers were eventually sent to the wreck, but they were tasked with recovering bodies, not finding survivors. Harrison - Underwater

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

: Because Harrison had been at that depth for so long, his body had become "saturated" with pressurized gases. Bringing him to the surface too quickly would have been fatal, so he had to be transferred to a diving bell and then spend another 60 hours in a decompression chamber. Life After the Depths : He stood in freezing, chest-deep water, listening

: For nearly 60 hours (about three days), Harrison survived in complete darkness, wearing only his boxers and a singlet.

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. The story of Harrison Okene is a harrowing

If you'd like, I can find more from the divers who found him or details on the physics of the air pocket that kept him alive.