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Incredible Tale of Survival: The Unbelievable Story of Harrison Okene — Transcript

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  1. 0:00in this video we are gonna discuss
  2. 0:01incredible Survival Story of okay and
  3. 0:04Harrison the Miracle at Sea in May 2013.
  4. 0:08okin was working as a cook on a tugboat
  5. 0:11at the coast of Nigeria when the boat
  6. 0:13capsized and sank he was left stranded
  7. 0:15at the cold Dark Water of Atlantic Ocean
  8. 0:18and what follows is a true tale of
  9. 0:20endurance bravery and resilience of
  10. 0:23human spirit before we end route to this
  11. 0:25incredible story I would request you to
  12. 0:27please like this video And subscribe to
  13. 0:28our Channel
  14. 0:35the Jackson 4 tugboat was a vessel that
  15. 0:39was owned by a Nigerian company and it
  16. 0:41was servicing an oil rig when the
  17. 0:43disaster struck off the coast of Nigeria
  18. 0:45today was May 26 in the year 2013 when
  19. 0:48the boat capsized and sank wrapping its
  20. 0:51grow of 12 people one of them was okay
  21. 0:53and Harrison as the boat sank okane
  22. 0:56found himself trapped in a small air
  23. 0:58pocket the space was just beginner for
  24. 1:00him to stand but he has to crouch to
  25. 1:02avoid hitting his head on the ceiling
  26. 1:04when the boat sank the water around him
  27. 1:06was very cold and it was dark there and
  28. 1:09he could also hear his crew members
  29. 1:11struggling and drowning Act 2 the
  30. 1:14incredible survival
  31. 1:15despite of all the odds who can try to
  32. 1:18manage and fight for his survival in the
  33. 1:20air pocket that he was in he fought of
  34. 1:22hypothermia dehydration and fear of
  35. 1:24drowning Clinging On Life and hope he
  36. 1:27often used to tap on the side of the
  37. 1:28boat so that he could signal for help
  38. 1:30and to keep his Spirit up he used to
  39. 1:33pray and sing and also try to maintain
  40. 1:36his mental health as the time passed
  41. 1:38Oken started to lose hope as he didn't
  42. 1:40even know if someone was looking for him
  43. 1:42and also he was running out of food and
  44. 1:46water supply however on the third day he
  45. 1:48heard a sound of diving team outside of
  46. 1:50the book he began tapping on the hull to
  47. 1:53grab their attention the divers
  48. 1:55eventually heard him and they were able
  49. 1:56to rescue him from the boat and they
  50. 1:58brought him back to the surface safely
  51. 2:00act three the aftermath
  52. 2:02miraculous Survival Story quickly gained
  53. 2:05attention around the world the video
  54. 2:07footage of his rescue went viral
  55. 2:11he's alive
  56. 2:15all right just just and he became
  57. 2:19inspiration to many also in the
  58. 2:21aftermath there were a lot of questions
  59. 2:22that were raised on the safety standards
  60. 2:24of Nigerian Maritime industry later okay
  61. 2:27himself became an advocate for the
  62. 2:29safety of Maritime industry workers
  63. 2:31despite the trauma Oken was able to get
  64. 2:33back to the work after few months of his
  65. 2:35rescue he credits his survival to the
  66. 2:37faith and determination to stay alive
  67. 2:39did you know there was also a miracle on
  68. 2:42Hudson where a experienced pilot was
  69. 2:44able to save life of more than 150
  70. 2:46passengers check out the video here
  71. 2:48that's it for today guys see you in the
  72. 2:50next one take it easy
  73. 2:54foreign

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