Rescuers put a helmet on Harrison and slowly transferred him to a diving bell. He had to spend another 2 days in a decompression chamber on the surface before he could finally hug his wife.
He was the sole survivor of the 12-man crew. Harrison Okene never worked at sea again.
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“When I go to sleep, I sometimes feel like my bed is sinking,” he said years later. “And I’m back there in the dark.”
The video of his rescue went viral worldwide as proof that hope is the last thing to die. Even at the bottom of the ocean.
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