Some survival stories defy all logic, pushing the limits of human endurance and sheer luck. Harrison Okene’s miraculous survival is one of those stories—a tale so unbelievable it sounds like something straight out of a movie.
The Sinking That Should Have Been Fatal
It was 2013. Harrison, a 29-year-old cook aboard a tugboat off the Nigerian coast, had no idea his world was about to turn upside down—literally.
The tugboat, carrying 12 crew members, was hit by powerful waves, capsizing and sinking 30 meters (100 feet) to the ocean floor. In a matter of moments, what was once a floating vessel became a steel tomb. Continue reading
