Lost and Found: Trapped on the seabed
Harrison Okene survived for three days in a sunken ship on the ocean floor. And it astonished everyone involved in his rescue.
Harrison Okene spent three days trapped in an air pocket in a sunken ship.
Harrison was the ship's cook, and he'd been in the bathroom when the tugboat he worked on had suddenly capsized in bad weather. The vessel sank 30 metres to the seabed, upside down, and Harrison was trapped inside.
Days passed, and up on the surface a mission was launched to recover the bodies of the tugboat's crew. Divers descended, but they never expected to find anyone alive.
Presenter: India Rakusen
Producer: Eric Mugaju and Harry Graham
Editor: Munazza Khan
Sound design: Joel Cox
Lost & Found theme music by Danny Greenwald
Archive was courtesy of DNC Diving
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