Miracle on the ocean floor

Lives Less Ordinary

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

4.6 • 814 Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Harrison Okene spent three days trapped in an air pocket in a sunken ship.

Harrison was the ship's cook, and he'd been in the bathroom when the tugboat he worked on had suddenly capsized in bad weather. The vessel sank 30 metres to the seabed, upside down, and Harrison was trapped inside.

Days passed, and up on the surface a mission was launched to recover the bodies of the tugboat's crew. Divers descended, but they never expected to find anyone alive.

Presenter: India Rakusen Producer: Eric Mugaju and Harry Graham Editor: Munazza Khan Sound design: Joel Cox

Archive was courtesy of DNC Diving

Transcript

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0:00.0	On a winter's night in 1974, a crime took place that would obsess the nation.
0:06.9	It was an extraordinary news story.
0:09.1	The story of an aristocrat, Lord Lucan, who's said to have killed the family Nanny,
0:13.7	mistaking her for his wife, then somehow just disappeared.
0:18.0	One of the great mysteries in English criminal history.
0:20.7	We're still looking for Lucan. It's honestly one of the most powerful stories of my lifetime.
0:25.9	I'm Alex von Tundselman. This is The Lucan Obsession. Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:31.9	Unexpected Elements is all about finding the surprising science angles to everyday news.
0:38.0	Mine absolutely blood.
0:39.3	Amazing to me.
0:40.3	That's unexpected elements from the BBC World Service.
0:43.9	Find it wherever you get your BBC podcasts.
0:49.8	Passing you the crowbar.
0:51.4	Under your right shoulder.
0:54.1	What you're hearing is the voice of a deep sea salvage diver. Passing you the crowbar. Oh, Roger. He's got it? Under your right shoulder. Yes.
0:54.8	Okay.
0:55.4	What you're hearing is the voice of a deep sea salvaged diver,
0:58.7	talking to his supervisor on the surface.
1:01.3	Always be aware with your billicle and places, okay?
1:03.8	Yeah, I do, okay?
1:05.0	Okay.
1:07.1	He's getting back inside.
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