DIVERS REACT TO DEEP UNDERWATER RESCUE NO ONE EXPECTED

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  @bubblesandboats4010 · 4 years ago

  Fun fact: Harrison swore never to go near the ocean after this incident but eventually became a certified commercial diver and the guy who rescued him presented him with his diploma.

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  @popcornduck4401 · 3 years ago

  Looked into him and learnt that he not only became a commercial diver, he now dives with the same company that saved him. On his social media he also shares stories of other shipwrecks to raise awareness of the need for better safety audits on Nigerian ships. He’s just awesome.

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  @gibsonhorne33 · 1 year ago

  imagine being stuck there for 60 hours and then a couple of minions show up to rescue you

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• XE

  @xel1673 · 4 years ago

  I read that several times during his 2 day+ ordeal, Harrison heard sharks entering the ship and feeding off the other drowned sailors. So when something pushed through the door and started moving around the room he'd hunkered down in, he thought it was a shark. He was panicked and scared. Then he was in utter disbelief when he realized it was a diver with a light. He reached out to grab the diver's hand, both to get his attention and to prove to himself he wasn't hallucinating.

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• ER

  @erictaylor5462 · 4 years ago

  In all of human history no one has ever meant "I'm pleased to meet you." more than this guy.

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• AA

  @aarondillon5986 · 4 years ago

  I also love the part where the support guy on the radio asks Harrison’s rank and responds with “OH! You’re the Cook!? They always survive..”

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• MU

  @muddywatters4886 · 4 years ago

  The guy is a cook. The rescuer says - &quot;they always survive&quot;.<br><br>The last person onboard the RMS titanic is generally considered to be the chief baker, Charles Joughin. <br><br>He was off duty when the iceberg was struck, he then calmly sent all his crew to the lifeboats, stayed behind to drink some bootleg whiskey, which he was distilling in his quarters. Calmly made his way to the top deck. No rescue boats were left. He was near the back end of the ship when it broke apart, and started lifting up and sinking. Allegedly, he stood on the railings and just basically stepped into the water, as the last bit of the ship was going down. And survived for a very long time in the icy water. Some attribute his survival to his alcoholism, but alcohol dilates the blood vessels, making you initially feel warmer, but also loose heat faster, so not sure how true that is. Maybe it helped him not to panic and conserve energy.<br><br>Anyways, he was the cook, he survived, and is generally considered to be the last person onboard the RMS Titanic.<br><br>That statement triggered this weird fact lodged in my brain. Quite interesting.

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  @wallomaie1752 · 4 years ago

  How this has not been made into a movie yet is beyond me. We already have a Thai cave movie. This has to be the most incredible story ever (to me anyway).

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• JA

  @James-hb8qu · 4 years ago (edited)

  &quot;Although Okene (the man rescued) swore never again to go near the ocean, he became a certified commercial diver in 2015. The rescue diver who discovered him at the bottom of the ocean presented him with his diploma.&quot;

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• BE

  @benderisgreat95able · 4 years ago (edited)

  Holding a conversation after those 60 hours is unfathomable, but going back to become a PRO DIVER? May we all find the strength to <b>obliterate</b> our fears so gloriously.

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  @samnnamani · 3 years ago

  I&apos;m Nigerian and this was a HUGE news during the time. It was unbelievable and we are grateful for his survival. And noteworthy is the company&apos;s willingles to do a retrieval ASAP. Oil companies are notorious for cutting costs and differing to insurance companies who ccut more cost and would go for a vessel float in a weeks if not months after.

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  @Arrowed_Sparrow · 4 years ago

  That dude was probably so calm because once the diver started talking he realized he was being rescued by a chipmunk. And chipmunks are adorable.

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