Harrison Okene (Lekan Oyekanmi / AP)

Karen:

The rescue and survival story of Harrison Okene

Episode sources:

1. “Raw: Divers Find Man Alive in Sunken Tugboat” (Associated Press)

2. “The man who survived two-and-a-half days trapped on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean” by Raffaella Ciccarelli (9News) 2022

3. “Nigerian cook survives two days under sea in shipwreck air bubble” by Joe Brock (Reuters) 2013

4. “Nigerian survives two days at sea, in underwater air pocket” (BBC News) 2013

5. “Harrison Odjegba Okene survived 3 days in air bubble underwater” (CBC/Associated Press) 2013

6. “The Science Behind Man Surviving Underwater for Three Days” by Tanya Basu (National Geographic) 2013

7. “9th year after three days shipwreck survival in the ocean” (Harrison Ojegba Okene’s YouTube channel)

8. “Nigerian sailor 'a phenomenon' for surviving in air pocket for 60 hours” by Monica Mark (The Guardian) 2013

9. “Dive describes finding chef alive in sunken boat” (BBC News) 2013

10. “Nigerian survivor will never go to sea again” (Associated Press) 2013

11. “Great Survival Stories: Harrison Okene, the Accidental Aquanaut” (ExplorersWeb) 2021

12. “Did Fick’s Law save Harrison Odjegba Okene?” by David Latchman (2013)

13. “Harrison Okene rescued from capsized tugboat” by Alison Starling (WJLA) 2013

14. “9 Things That Are 100 Feet Tall” (Measuring Stuff) 2021