Imagine being trapped 100 feet beneath the ocean in complete darkness, with no food, no light, and a dwindling air supply. For Harrison Okene, this was not just a nightmare—it was his reality.

On May 26, 2013, Harrison, a 29-year-old cook aboard the tugboat AHT Jascon-4, woke up to use the bathroom in the early morning. Moments later, the boat was violently rocked by powerful ocean waves, causing it to capsize and sink to the seafloor. While all other crew members perished, Harrison miraculously survived, swept into an air pocket inside the vessel.

Trapped in a tiny bathroom with water engulfing his lower body and no light, Harrison spent 60 agonizing hours alone. His oxygen was running out, and his only companions were the thoughts of death, which seemed inevitable. Hours stretched into days, and Harrison had no idea if a rescue mission would ever come.

Unknown to him, the crew had issued a mayday call, but the waters were too dangerous for an immediate search. When rescue teams finally reached the site, they had given up hope of finding any survivors. Instead, a salvage team was sent down to recover bodies.

But in a shocking twist, the team discovered Harrison alive, trembling with fear in the near-submerged bathroom. After almost three days underwater, he was rescued—but the process wasn’t easy. Having spent so long at such depth, Harrison was kept in a decompression chamber for three days to prevent fatal complications from the pressure change.

Despite his near-death experience, Harrison recovered fully and went on to become a professional diver. His incredible story of survival is a testament to the power of human resilience and hope, even in the darkest and most impossible of circumstances.