Nigerian Tug Cook Survives Three Days in Sunken Tug 100 Feet Below the Atlantic

At the end of last May, the Jascon 4 sank in about 100 feet of water off the coast of Nigeria.  All twelve of the crew were believed to have drowned.  Three days later, divers were sent into the sunken tug to retrieve the bodies.  They had recovered four bodies when one diver saw a hand and reached for it, only to be shocked when the hand reached back. Harrison Odjegba Okene, the tug’s cook, had miraculously survived in an air pocket for close to three days. The video of the moment when Okene was found has recently been released.  Thanks to Alaric Bond for contributing to this post.

Raw: Divers Find Man Alive in Sunken Tugboat

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Nigerian Tug Cook Survives Three Days in Sunken Tug 100 Feet Below the Atlantic — 1 Comment

  1. Rick,
    You are On the Ball! I read this yesterday in the Herald News,
    I have to find at least One good news story every single day: it used to be easy, now it’s getting harder to find that one nice story each day!
    How will this impact Mike Bloomberg’s Proposed soda ban?
    This man lived on Soda for 72 hours 100′ sea water is 45 Psi!
    As always thanks
    walt