Incredible Tale of Survival: The Unbelievable Story of Harrison Okene — Transcript
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- 0:00in this video we are gonna discuss
- 0:01incredible Survival Story of okay and
- 0:04Harrison the Miracle at Sea in May 2013.
- 0:08okin was working as a cook on a tugboat
- 0:11at the coast of Nigeria when the boat
- 0:13capsized and sank he was left stranded
- 0:15at the cold Dark Water of Atlantic Ocean
- 0:18and what follows is a true tale of
- 0:20endurance bravery and resilience of
- 0:23human spirit before we end route to this
- 0:25incredible story I would request you to
- 0:27please like this video And subscribe to
- 0:28our Channel
- 0:35the Jackson 4 tugboat was a vessel that
- 0:39was owned by a Nigerian company and it
- 0:41was servicing an oil rig when the
- 0:43disaster struck off the coast of Nigeria
- 0:45today was May 26 in the year 2013 when
- 0:48the boat capsized and sank wrapping its
- 0:51grow of 12 people one of them was okay
- 0:53and Harrison as the boat sank okane
- 0:56found himself trapped in a small air
- 0:58pocket the space was just beginner for
- 1:00him to stand but he has to crouch to
- 1:02avoid hitting his head on the ceiling
- 1:04when the boat sank the water around him
- 1:06was very cold and it was dark there and
- 1:09he could also hear his crew members
- 1:11struggling and drowning Act 2 the
- 1:14incredible survival
- 1:15despite of all the odds who can try to
- 1:18manage and fight for his survival in the
- 1:20air pocket that he was in he fought of
- 1:22hypothermia dehydration and fear of
- 1:24drowning Clinging On Life and hope he
- 1:27often used to tap on the side of the
- 1:28boat so that he could signal for help
- 1:30and to keep his Spirit up he used to
- 1:33pray and sing and also try to maintain
- 1:36his mental health as the time passed
- 1:38Oken started to lose hope as he didn't
- 1:40even know if someone was looking for him
- 1:42and also he was running out of food and
- 1:46water supply however on the third day he
- 1:48heard a sound of diving team outside of
- 1:50the book he began tapping on the hull to
- 1:53grab their attention the divers
- 1:55eventually heard him and they were able
- 1:56to rescue him from the boat and they
- 1:58brought him back to the surface safely
- 2:00act three the aftermath
- 2:02miraculous Survival Story quickly gained
- 2:05attention around the world the video
- 2:07footage of his rescue went viral
- 2:11he's alive
- 2:15all right just just and he became
- 2:19inspiration to many also in the
- 2:21aftermath there were a lot of questions
- 2:22that were raised on the safety standards
- 2:24of Nigerian Maritime industry later okay
- 2:27himself became an advocate for the
- 2:29safety of Maritime industry workers
- 2:31despite the trauma Oken was able to get
- 2:33back to the work after few months of his
- 2:35rescue he credits his survival to the
- 2:37faith and determination to stay alive
- 2:39did you know there was also a miracle on
- 2:42Hudson where a experienced pilot was
- 2:44able to save life of more than 150
- 2:46passengers check out the video here
- 2:48that's it for today guys see you in the
- 2:50next one take it easy
- 2:54foreign
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