Man Survives 72 Hours in Sunken Ship!

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[@Jesus_is_king1234]

Jesus loves you he died for you and rose again repent and believe in the gospel he loves you so much

[@lvbdevinelove2329]

Jesus is an idea. Grow up

[@XXSkunkWorksXX]

@@lvbdevinelove2329 Why on earth did they call him 'Jesus Christ' anyway!?! Might as well have called the poor chap 'Bloody Hell' or 'Shit I just Stubbed My Toe'!

[@donnysouthwell8104]

No I’m not paying you to make videos

[@feloniouscraphammer]

@@lvbdevinelove2329 If you find out that you're wrong, do you think you'll suffer?

[@thomaskositzki9424]

Harrison Okene is one hell of a dude. Staying cool like that and not losing faith for so long needs some nerves of steel. But becoming a saturation diver himself afterwards... what a legend.

[@waterlinestories]

Way to take lemons

[@The..Dark..Knight]

It's like Bruce Wayne becoming Batman to make sure what happened to him never happens to anyone else. After being stuck down there in the most vulnerable of situations, he is now trained as a diver so that he will never again be stuck under water.

[@bradleythebuilder8743]

@@The..Dark..Knightum, have you seen the other videos on this channel? Unfortunately being a saturation diver doesn’ mean you never get trapped underwater

[@The..Dark..Knight]

@bradleythebuilder8743 Oh I know, I just wanted to make a Batman reference. 🤣

[@Aaron-zu3xn]

so did he get to count those 3 days as "at depth" for "training" lol

[@SirFloofy001]

Dude was BUILT to be a diver. He was a cook on a tugboat, he had 0 training for that scenario yet he remained completely cool calm and collected during the entire rescue process.

[@SockyNoob]

Literal superhero material. Imagine if he ended up rescuing people in the future.

[@MichaelBFusion]

@@SockyNoob Even better than that. "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."

[@beeman4266]

​@@MichaelBFusionThat's some anime level redemption ark right there, crazy.

[@VyarkX]

⁠@@beeman4266absolutely. This man decided to conquer what tried to take his life. Also sorry to be a smartass but its “arc” with a c

[@raymondtorres-gy8uj]

👍🙏

[@srednivashtar5432]

Imagine searching through a boat for dead bodies, 100 ft underwater, and you reach out for a hand that suddenly moves.....

[@waterlinestories]

Shit your pants stuff right there...

[@worldcomicsreview354]

I remember reading creepypasta about terrifying stuff in the sea, and it's full of Scuba divers casually going "So I was down at 600 metres", which, after watching channels like this, is clear BS. And then you find a creepy event like that which really happened!

[@Yora21]

There's a guy who's a specialist in cave rescue and recovery who has a couple of stories like this. Goes down into caves to look for missing divers who surely must be long dead by now, but still holding out in tiny air pockets. (Forgot his name, I think something Sorenson or similar.)

[@Smileythesilent]

It may very well give me a heart attack, I can't even imagine...

[@4thfrom7]

They'd be pulling out my dead body next if that happened to me. 😄

[@kennyfnpowers707]

Harrison is not only a commercial diver but works for the company that saved him.

[@waterlinestories]

I didn't realise he went to work with them

[@SockyNoob]

That's badass as fuck.

[@DawidKellerman]

Hats of to the company for wanting to retrieve the bodies and not trying to squirm out of their responsibilities.. Working in dangerous conditions means accidents happen but it goes back to the employer to be responsible. I bet the management at his employer did similar work NOT accountants or paper pushers!

[@mrrodriguez0101]

That guy got a heart of a lion 😅

[@clvyboipvrti8523]

Legendary.

[@davidjordan697]

Everyone involved in this rescue is crazy brave, it seems to combine every factor that can cause terror in people, darkness, isolation, confined spaces, knowing you’re going to find bodies. Heroes the lot of them.

[@waterlinestories]

Well said

[@HatelivesNextDoor]

You forgot sharks, Natures Garbage(or life) Disposal

[@Ben_Kimber]

Not to mention the idea of reaching out to grab the hand of a corpse to recover it, only for the hand to grab you back.

[@ianjames1754]

In that environment; the murky, low visibility waters of a sunken vessel which has become a watery grave for the crewmen, it would be bad enough to find bodies even though you know that your purpose is to look for bodies and that you know there are going to be bodies in there. I cannot imagine having to do that; just downright eerie, you know… Having a ‘dead body’ suddenly grab me back like that… for a second that must have been pure nightmare fuel.

[@unclescipio3136]

Harrison is one of the best examples of courage and perseverance. And Nico must have shat his pants when that hand grabbed him back.

[@TheTruth4AllLiarz]

That's what faith and hope at it's highest level looks like. Being black in this world is already hard. To be under that amount of pressure in one of the hardest situations and remain as calm as he did is EXTREMELY applaudable.

[@keithdavison2960]

He will have nightmares about that corpse grabbing him for a while I’m sure, do you think Harrison was gutted when he realised they were not the rescue he dreamed was coming but corpse recovery, amazing he survived that long

[@csnipper524]

TBH, if i had been in Harrison's situation, there would have already been some soiled pants in the area.

[@michaelcliffe562]

Just imagine being alone, freezing in the absolute pitch black. You have absolutly no sense of time. You don't know whether its day or night, what day it is, how long you have been there, no referance to hang onto. A living nightmare. Imagine falling asleep from utter exhaustion and waking up realising that you're not in your bedroom in the dark. Instead you instantly remember what had happend and the unimaginable hell continues. It's nearly enough to lose sanety just sitting at home thinking about it. This gentleman is super human to be able to live a life after this. My utmost respect to the divers too for the things they must endure.

[@k1xnt]

All that while 'hearing your crew members being eaten by fish' is some next level nightmare imagery

[@hatcher6199]

Pitch black omg that would be horrible.

[@mskinetik]

It's so amazing Harrison became a commercial driver after all that! That is mind blowing! Harrison is a courageous man!

[@waterlinestories]

Yeah it's a great twist

[@morad5119]

Yes !! I am really happy to hear of this outcome.

[@technophant]

I guess he found peace below the sea

[@ssenssel]

He is a better man than I'll ever be.. After surviving this event I would have moved to a cabin in the woods, far from any body of water. And I am actually an advanced rec diver, but enough is enough..

[@waterlinestories]

🤣

[@csbanki]

Everybody talks about Harrison being a legend, and it seems Nico doesn't get the attention he deserves. Remember, this was way over what he signed up for. Recovering bodies is difficult enough but saving somebody from that ship (especially with the problems discussed in this video) makes Nico and his team an incredible group of heroes! I salute to all of those who participated in the rescue!

[@waterlinestories]

Yep. Well said

[@brianfisher7385]

Dude went from almost dying underwater to a professional diver. Now that's how to conquer your fears!

[@XXSkunkWorksXX]

Great story isn't it! - There's a movie blockbuster in there I reckon!

[@jamesstreet228]

Harrison handled it like a boss. Lol. He spent 3 days at the bottom of the sea and was rescued by divers and swore he'd never go back in the water and he then becomes a diver himself. Harrison 💪💪

[@MsSteelphoenix]

Becoming a saturation diver after that experience is absolute king status.

[@nebunovanebb1274]

Harrison also has a youtube account.. Videos on faith, and his survival. Short ones. It makes me glad to see them, hes okay.

[@Nitro_Blitzen]

Name/link?

[@anna_grisu]

@@Nitro_Blitzen Harrison Ojegba Okene @harrisonojegbaokene8194 www.youtube.com/@harrisonojegbaokene8194

[@Brocuzgodlocdunfamdogson]

youtube.com/@harrisonojegbaokene8194

[@PapaTanGh0stNI9htM4R3S0nMaInSt]

Yep Harrison is a very inspirational man.

[@shinoyagami2144]

@@Nitro_BlitzenDon't know if you've found it already, but it's Harrison Ojegba Okene

[@ellenbryn]

What an amazing story, and what an incredibly brave man. At least his new job will pay better. I hope Nico and Harrison get to work together on a job at some point! Talk about trust. And what a reward to those saturation divers having to do such a grim job to find they were able to rescue someone against all odds.

[@waterlinestories]

Apparently Nico was in Cape Town to give Harrison his certificate when he passed his commercial licence. I'm sure they'll find a job to work on together. Thanks for watching

[@cwarts5461]

@@waterlinestoriesthe bond those two must have forged! I have heard this story before, without all the technical aspects. Him surviving the wreck alone is a miracle, but I had no idea that the rescue itself was so dangerous!

[@starstatusvillarreal3747]

Lol you people love fantasies, they moved on with their own paths. That's it, none of this b.s

[@AllgoodthingsTv]

I had read about this story years ago, but wanted to hear your take on it because you have the experience and knowledge to explain this the right way. I'm glad I revisited it.

[@MysteryMeatings]

I never even considered all the logistical issues when I first heard the story.

[@Jesus_is_king1234]

Jesus loves you he died for you and rose again repent and believe in the gospel he loves you so much

[@Jesus_is_king1234]

​@@MysteryMeatingsJesus loves you

[@r-pupz7032]

What an incredible story. RIP to all who lost their lives. It's amazing to hear of a survival too, I can't even imagine how he felt, waiting for the air to run out... The recovery divers are heroes. I hope everyone involved is doing well now ❤️

[@waterlinestories]

As far as I can tell they are. Thanks for commenting

[@th3giftmusic]

It's sad they lost anyone but that's the coolest thing in the world someone got pulled up. That made me happy for him.

[@ChargersCity]

🙏🙏Blessings forever GOD loves y'all too forever tell everyone you know and don't know. Jesus loves y'all too forever. Teach everyone how to see and enjoy their blessings too forever

[@VanessaScrillions]

Such a beautiful ending to a tragic beginning. I really can't believe how everything happened so perfectly - that saturation divers were the ones to retrieve the bodies and that made it possible for him to be saved. And then he became a commercial diver himself! I love it.

[@Roscoe.P.Coldchain]

Crazy how life works out, although still sad that the others died aye..❤

[@TrueMechTech]

Well, he already completed the crash course, might as well go all the way

[@ChargersCity]

🙏🙏Blessings forever GOD loves y'all too forever tell everyone you know and don't know. Jesus loves y'all too forever. Teach everyone how to see and enjoy their blessings too forever

[@serfranklin6022]

This is a phenomenal story. God bless Harrison, and R. I. P. to the 11 souls who didn't make it that day.

[@mikabircks1262]

Harrison is such an incredible guy, u just gave to imagine the things hes gone through for his rescue, only to then decide to do this shit for work. Life always writes the best stories

[@Brocuzgodlocdunfamdogson]

I heard that one of the divers that rescued Harrison was also the same guy that handed Harrison his diving certificate.

[@PapaTanGh0stNI9htM4R3S0nMaInSt]

Awesome stuff.

[@angelarigido7161]

Full circle! Cool!!

[@nyssfairchild2244]

Minor correction: The reason helium makes your voice higher is because sound can travel faster in helium, resulting in the higher pitch, not because it cools down your larynx. Sulfur hexaflouride will do the opposite and make your voice deeper.

[@waterlinestories]

Thanks. Somebody else pointed it out too. Won't make that mistake again. Interesting about sulphur hexaflouride. Thanks for letting me know.

[@nyssfairchild2244]

@@waterlinestories I love your content, it's fascinating. Great to see a reply and such an accepting attitude towards constructive criticism, though I doubt you could get very far in diving without one.

[@waterlinestories]

I'm only accepting when I know I'm wrong. My wife doesn't think I'm as accepting of 'constructive criticism'. 😂

[@nyssfairchild2244]

@@waterlinestories As we very well know, in diving if you're wrong and you don't fix it, it's very likely that you won't be making mistakes anymore, given that one of them will likely kill you.

[@waterlinestories]

@@nyssfairchild2244 When I learned to dive, my instructor would say that you get old divers and bold divers but not old bold divers. It stuck with me.

[@icantbelievemylife_2792]

Not only did they have to pull him out, but they also had to do a recovery of his massive balls of steel. What a legend

[@ChargersCity]

🙏🙏Blessings forever GOD loves y'all too forever tell everyone you know and don't know. Jesus loves y'all too forever. Teach everyone how to see and enjoy their blessings too forever

[@erinscarlett1907]

The fact that niko stayed by his side to nurse him back to health for 3 days 😢 omg this gives me both chills and hope for humanity ❤️

[@TrueMechTech]

Not to sour the mood, but he kinda had nowhere to go and nothing to do anyways

[@strategygalactic]

@@TrueMechTech And... hope is gone. Thanks, guy.

[@therideneverends1697]

@@TrueMechTech Sure, but he could have complained about it, or he could have done nothing. the fact that he was diveing for body retreval in the first place, an act which carrys great personal risk with no real benefit besides comfort of the families of those lost, should give you evidence of mans good will.

[@therideneverends1697]

@@strategygalactic Nah grow that hope back. the fact that the dude was diveing for corpses in the first place shows immense good will

[@lauravanthof3958]

@TrueMechTech that is a lost mentality

[@disruptivegarage]

if he panicked too much he would have gone through his oxygen real fast, staying cool kept him alive, both literally and mentally

[@Ndogg673]

It always makes me happy to see company’s take rescues serious to often it’s put to the side over money

[@ajmarion]

What a beast! Both Nico and Harrison are extremely courageous

[@waterlinestories]

Yep for sure

[@delilahboa]

What an amazing man! I promise you, what he went through is my BIGGEST fear, he’s beyond brave and thank you to the divers who saved him…..brilliant story told so well, I love the detail you give to your stories……I’m sorry I don’t know your name - yet…….thanks! X

[@medea27]

Brilliant video - knocked it out of the park with this one! 👌 I tip my hat to those saturation divers... I remember watching the footage of finding Harrison and even though I knew it was coming, seeing his hand emerge from the murk & grab for the diver _still_ scared the shit out of me! RIP to the rest of the crew 🤍

[@waterlinestories]

Thanks. Yes it's got to be crazy for someone in the water to see that

[@ChargersCity]

🙏🙏Blessings forever GOD loves y'all too forever tell everyone you know and don't know. Jesus loves y'all too forever. Teach everyone how to see and enjoy their blessings too forever

[@mccoybyz1099]

Easily one of the craziest stories to ever be told! If not for the video evidence most people probably wouldn't believe it actually happened! Harrison is a savage BTW! Talk about the will to survive!

[@mrgreyant]

Every time I see this story, I wonder how many other people in similar situations were never rescued

[@zaneleposh]

💔💔💔💔💔

[@adtfor]

I've lost it at 11:05 "he is already a saturation diver". I bursted in laugh, what a badass, Nigerian saturation diving without compression chamber

[@JonnyHolms]

I remember this story, Imagine being stuck in the ship not knowing how much air you have left or what you are going to do, an amazing story right here...

[@csofunny5844]

Don’t imagine he did it

[@triggerbunny]

Have seen this story told on many channels here. I have to say, I really enjoyed the flow of the story & editing with yours. Well done man!

[@waterlinestories]

Thanks, I really appreciate that

[@DrinkingArt]

What mental toughness, he was breathing fast and there was exhausted relief in his eyes. The line "hearing his friends be eaten in the dark" for two days marinating in water a hundrted feet below is just insane. I'm so happy he survived.

[@karlkelley8353]

He is truly a man of steel! So grateful they were able to rescue him.

[@-JonnyBoy-]

He has what it takes to become a commercial diver. How clam was he in those conditions!!! AMAZING

[@kristinarain9098]

Hell yeah I knew he would get into commercial diving! I kept thinking omg if he gets out of this he's gonna be a diver and have a wicked story to tell people when asked what made him start lol

[@waterlinestories]

So Harrison what made you take up commercial diving? Well I used to live in a shipwreck. I loved it down there and when they came to rescue me, I thought, hell no I wanna stay. So here I am!

[@abdul-kabiralegbe5660]

​@@waterlinestories😂😂😂

[@crazypiratesquirrel3038]

Came here to find a video about that guy who survived a couple of days in an air pocket in a sunken ship because I know that is what they are hoping for the 6 missing people on the superyacht Bayesian. Unfortunately it’s not looking good. Stayed to watch your entire video. Very informative! Thank you.

[@waterlinestories]

Thanks. Yes it’s unlikely anyone survived the yacht sinking. This story was an anomaly.

[@therougechipmunk8058]

Wow I've heard this store at least 4 different times now but this video of the first to mention Harrison became a commercial diver after all that.

[@theldraspneumonoultramicro405]

the story of him surviving like that is so crazy that if they did not have proof of it, noone would belive it. now, take this incident as a example and now know that he is not the only one who got traped inside a airpocket in a sinking ship, the only difference is taht he is the only one who survived to tell the tale, all those sunk subs and ships during WW2, the odds are very high some, or even many of those ships had survivors inside airpockets, stuck in there for days until they suffocated, others remained alive for no more then a few seconds to a couple minutes as the ship sank so deep that the pocket they where in imploded from the pressure, the last thing they would have heard is the rushing of water all around and the ever increasing strained creaking of the metal, if they had a flashlight they may have even been able to see the walls starting to deform as they start to buckling to the pressure, but most likely, it gave way in a instant and they died in a near instant as well from the immense sudden change in pressure, quiet literally hitting them with enough force to cave in their chest, crushing their organs, as if hit by a speeding truck.

[@markzed66]

Harrison is one lucky boy. I must say that your videos are fascinating and your descriptions/explanations are top quality. Keep up the great work.

[@waterlinestories]

Thanks I appreciate that

[@jd32k]

Don't know if boy is the right choice of wording on this one 😂

[@waterlinestories]

😂 man with super big ⚽️⚽️

[@captainfoxheart]

We can tell you one of those backhanded compliment type people LOL I'm calling it clearly grown sssa man a boy like a condescending jerk

[@bullmoosevelt4495]

What an incredible story! They should make a movie about this.

[@Jen-rose76]

Idk how I feel, I am brand new to hearing about all of these men giving there lives to put food on the table. Absolutely breaks my heart. 😭 This man, he’s a beast!! I kno they say you never know what your going to do until your in a precarious situation. But I am claustrophobic, I get vertigo going up 1 flight of stairs, I’m afraid of the ocean thanx to jaws and a few encounters with sharks. I watch this video and find myself holding my breath. My point is THANK YOU to all the brave men who dive the depths to find the lost souls of there fellow ocean going brothers!! Thank you to all the men/women who work on the ships that bring us our designer cloths, Thank you to all the men/women whom work on oil rigs, tug boats, support ships, etc… THANK YOU.. I wish that people like me heard more about all everyone out on the Ocean go threw to make our lives better!! R.I.P. to all those lost in this video. Sending ❤ to there family’s. 🩷🩷🙏🏽🙏🏽🩷🩷

[@anja2716]

Uh oh. Here we go. I haven't even watched this yet. This poor, poor man. I cannot possibly ever imagine what he was going through. But if theres one thing I'd love to feel is his pure elation when he grabs the divers hand and knows he's going to be ok.

[@waterlinestories]

It's amazing to think that the best moment in someone's life is wrapped in the worst.

[@anja2716]

@@waterlinestoriesYes, well put.

[@igordrakulovic6857]

In the depth it's a long way to the Ok.

[@awkwardautistic]

This is such a crazy story... you did a great job explaining it all. I really love your videos and I think your channel will do really well

[@waterlinestories]

Thanks.

[@maxwellwatt1]

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[@casedistorted]

What was not mentioned is that the splashing of the water in that chamber Harrison was in likely helped saved him as the water surface being splashed created more surface tension for carbon dioxide to be soaked up by the ocean water. This likely gave Harrison precious hours to survive longer on the limited amount of oxygen and CO2 he had.

[@xziztortheeternal6471]

Interesting and valuable to know. Thanks 👍

[@johntuffy5721]

complete bs @@xziztortheeternal6471

[@marymona76]

I wondered if the splashing would somehow replenish the air supply... Thanks for the insight

[@SockyNoob]

A Nigerian superhero. Went from accidental aquanaut to a professional diver. It may have been a miracle that he survived, but it's no miracle that he turned the experience into a career starter. That takes guts. Rescue divers are already high up there in terms of badass heroes.

[@ChargersCity]

🙏🙏Blessings forever GOD loves y'all too forever tell everyone you know and don't know. Jesus loves y'all too forever. Teach everyone how to see and enjoy their blessings too forever

[@standardyeepz]

my absolute favorite diving story! good on ya mate thx

[@waterlinestories]

Thanks for watching.

[@debs5157]

Hi! My husband Al & I are new subscribers...we've watched 4 of your vids so far and we are hooked! The way you explain things is impeccable! I can't even imagine how long your research & editing takes. Your vids are so interesting and informative! Keep the vids coming!

[@waterlinestories]

Thanks I will. In amongst other things it takes about 3 weeks. I have help now so I can work on 1 per week with 2 people who help on editing and sourcing images. I do the research and writing plus the final edit. Thanks so much for your kind words. I used to watch done of the successful KZbinrs who would say they can't do it without people like you who show support. Now I understand what they meant.

[@Landofsmiles999]

Your presentation of this event is absolutely outstanding. Amazing to watch. You're super skilled, my friend, and this is obviously one of your callings in life.

[@waterlinestories]

Thanks, I really appreciate that

[@Landofsmiles999]

@waterlinestories watching from Gold Coast Australia just happened upon it.

[@sganzerlag]

AMAZING story and superbly produced video!! More, please!! Best regards from Brasilia, Brazil.

[@waterlinestories]

More coming. I'm away until mid Jan though so no videos until then.

[@enkiimuto1041]

You are a very technical and clear person, i just found this channel and i'm subscribed already! Edit: I didn't know the update on him becoming a diver. I'm happy for him

[@waterlinestories]

Thanks for the sub. Yes it's good too see him turn a tragedy into triumph

[@mattgosling2657]

Yeah I agree he does a very good job of explaining things doesn't he.

[@diegotoledo6798]

Imagine going through that, 3 days total darkness with just your thoughts.

[@waterlinestories]

Well don't forget the sounds of sharks eating your crew in the next cabin.

[@diegotoledo6798]

@@waterlinestories 😂 Thanks for the thought. I'll remember that randomly next time I freedive.

[@waterlinestories]

Well if you're freediving just keep looking down. That's where they're coming from. Many years ago I worked witha young instructor at a dive resort in the summer season. A few weeks after I left he was spearfishing and he was eaten by a Zambezi shark. They only found his arm and part of his torso. Just some extra 'Food for Thought'

[@diegotoledo6798]

@@waterlinestories HAHAHA thanks for this. I also am trying to spearfish. Sub'd, also gonna share this channel with my brother who's tryna get cave certified.

[@angelarigido7161]

Yeah..thoughts of what has happened/happening to the rest of your crew friends!

[@VashStarwind]

Ive seen a few videos on this story, even watched the full rescue video (which is on youtube) and never knew that he became a commercial diver. Thats cool. A few of the videos said that he has nightmares sometimes waking up thinking hes in a sinking ship. But im sure that would happen to most people. Also, i thought that he was at 300ft because thats what most the videos i watched said, ive seen a lot of conflicting reports of the depth he was stuck at. I like how this video looked into the diving aspect of the rescue the most, very cool.

[@waterlinestories]

I think some reports might have seen the 30 meters and misread it as 300 feet. I looked at the ocean charts for the area and read the posts from the diving company. It was 30m/100feet. I'm sure I'd have PTSD if this happened to me. Not fun

[@VashStarwind]

@@waterlinestories Ok cool good to know

[@moonfairy3127]

To become a commercial diver after an event that most people would be traumatised for life after experiencing is amazing

[@eamonnbyrne8400]

The task of recovering dead bodies underwater is harrowing enough.I'd say Nico nearly had a heart attack when Harrison grabbed him in the water.It was down to their years of training that made this rescue possible and they had the right equipment there and then to get Harrison back to full health.Talk about owning someone your life.Harrison You Rock. ☘

[@cristianchavez1699]

Brother Harrison you are one of a kind, truly the man is a boss

[@mikaboshi4569]

Divers are awesome! They never let someone behind. I love it

[@Erenyaegerbernardin]

Its a miracle a saturation dive team found him and not a regular scuba team. His testimony is God truly saved him.

[@angelarigido7161]

🙏

[@TheNefastor]

Damn, that man was born to work underwater ! The way he kept his calm, and later went on to become a diver... rarely do you see someone who's so well-suited to his job.

[@chrisblackburn4164]

Sometimes I think when people comment…… they are more interested in advertising their ‘superior’ knowledge than making their ‘useful’ point. For what purpose, only they know. These videos are spot on for content - informative, entertaining and accurate enough for the vast majority of viewers. The first thought I had watching, was that I’ve found an underwater version of “fascinating horror”. If you’ve seen that channel you will know this is definitely a complement. Great work, thank you for making these videos!

[@waterlinestories]

Thanks. I do know Fascinating Horror and so that is very well received. I really appreciate that. I get what you are saying. For me, I really do appreciate when people more knowledgeable than me, let me know the exact, correct, precise technical points. I used to teach recreational scuba diving so I like the topic. I also run another channel about how to scuba dive and Im always looking for the best, simplest, most interesting way to explain an otherwise complex piece of information. Its a personal challenge. I watch a lot of these kinds of videos and I appreciate the details. Particularly when the reason its dangerous is because of the details. If the details are well understood I think it heightens the story. Equally so, I think it has to be digestible and entertaining and if its technical just for the sake of it then, why watch?. A balance I guess. In another video someone said they appreciate that I treat the audience with a level of sophistication. I hope to live up to that.

[@rationalbacon5872]

Sometimes people comment because that's how the internet works. It's refreshing how it works equally well for both the morally superior like yourself as well as us mere regular plebs.

[@chrisblackburn4164]

@@rationalbacon5872 lol, you think you know me? You don’t know yourself. You made a similar comment to mine, just with less tact! Welcome to the “morally superior” club.

[@CavalierNTX]

@@chrisblackburn4164 if there was any moral superiority going on round here it'd be some smart alec pointing out how this tale is a bonefide in your face Jonah and the whale sityashun remake REALITY TV style kinda like what happened with Pinocchio, although, lighting a fire to escape wouldn't be such a good idea it would seem.

[@allanchurm]

so well explained subscribing love it when storys/events come with with a explanation on what is happening.

[@JustJeff78]

Wow that's an amazing story. Out hits home with me maybe more than most because I used to work in maritime security, and one lid the vessels I worked on was the Bibby Sapphire, it's a dive support vessel much the same as the one in this story, and is the twin sister ship of the Bibby vessel in the Netflix documentary. I met a lot of people and became really good friends with some of them from that ship. And I gained a lot of knowledge and respect for the crews, and the amazing work they do. The guys that were assigned to the chamber the only time I worked on it when,there were divers present, we're colloquially known as "the crazy Russians", and seeing them half clad in the chamber really gives you an idea of why your have to be crazy to do it. Sure the money is good, but it's tiny, and cramped, and sure smells lovely...there's no amount of money that would suffice me doing that job. Hearing,stories like these, and like that of the Netflix doc, which is the Topaz I believe, anyway hearing these sorts of stories reminds me of what a powerful God we serve, and how incredible he made us that we can achieve the "'impossible". I believe he does it sometimes just to remind those of us that believe, and to hopefully show those who don't that he is in control, and nothing is random. Anyway good story, it made my night a little better as I navigate my own problematic storm, it just acts as a reminder that no matter how bad my problems are, there's always someone somewhere that would trade with me without a second thought. Consider this, there's no such thing as coincidence...only co-incidents.

[@benjamindantzie8053]

Imagine that. The ship is at the ocean floor and he knows this. He has little confidence in a rescue, he is in total darkness, cold, hungry and he also knows he will die at some point. How the hell did he keep his composure throughout??? To me, God was with this dude and so happy he was rescued. 🙏🙏🙏

[@ChargersCity]

🙏🙏Blessings forever GOD loves y'all too forever tell everyone you know and don't know. Jesus loves y'all too forever. Teach everyone how to see and enjoy their blessings too forever

[@Fighter4Street]

I doubt he knew it was at the bottom, probably thought it was just flipped around on the surface.

[@mikejungferman4744]

Wow , so inspiring, that guys house was not built yet, he still has work to do on earth, can you imagine, put yourself in his shoes for one minute, amazing story, I love a happy ending, no pun intended 😊

[@psargaco]

Excellent video. Everything explained clearly and in the right order.

[@samuel240able]

My goodness. My lesson here is not to take my life for granted…but to give 100% and keep pushing forward.

[@thekongstocks]

O M G - thank you Waterline - god bless you Harrison!!

[@waterlinestories]

👌🏻

[@billyskittles1036]

I think about this story from time to time. It’s an incredible story.

[@usnavydeepsea6836]

Harrison was taken out wearing a KMB band mask, very likely a KMB 28 which weight a little over 12 lbs, less than half the weight of a standard Superlite and even less than a KMB SAT hat…wearing a Superlite out of the water is for sure a draining experience but a band mask is a walk in the park compared to it

[@TheCaptainBlackimar]

I remember seeing this on the news when it first broke. I think about it every now and then. Incredible story.

[@johnsmind]

My favorite scuba story teller.

[@waterlinestories]

Thanks, I really appreciate that

[@User_87937]

I cannot imagine the relief and hope he must’ve felt when he saw the light and that diver

[@pizzlerot2730]

Possibly the best video on your channel, holy cow! You explained everything that the divers had to improvise through very clearly, and it was great to have a happy ending for once. And then at the very end, as if the rescue itself wasn't crazy enough, finding out that Harrison went on to become a commercial diver despite initially swearing off the water forever 🤯😂 absolutely incredible, very well done sir 👍

[@waterlinestories]

Thanks

[@josephbland3904]

A real miracle and a Man of Steel... Such bravery & fortitude... This is the type of Guy you need in any tough situation...

[@bat__bat]

Fiction only wishes it could create a story like this. Just incredible. Edit: bloody rogue waves... You imagine a rogue wave to catch boats out in the middle of nowhere. This tug was with other tugs pushing a barge and the only vessel to get swamped was that tug... that is just so unsuspecting. Maybe tugs/ships should all have air chamber compartments in addition to the life boats in cases such as this one, when the crew don't have the luxury to launch the raft/lifeboat in time.

[@flowermaze___]

Rest easy to those lost. Also, Great channel. Digging the Saffa flavour !

[@waterlinestories]

One time

[@jenmdawg]

I will never forget the moment his hand reached out in the darkness of that wreck. So terrifying, powerful amazing.

[@davidihlenfeldt2726]

Wow. Thanks for this awesome video. Exactly on this day 11 years ago I happened to see this video. In 1991 I worked on a similar looking diving support vessel called Stena Wellservicer for one month only. I never had sea experience so I found it a little scary but at the same time enjoyed it. I was a ships steward. Harrison story is inspiring ❤

[@waterlinestories]

👍🏻

[@soggybiscotti8425]

The balls on this guy. Enough said. Not to mention the heroes that saved his life.

[@feloniouscraphammer]

If this hasn't been made into a movie, it should be.

[@TheNefastor]

The helium isn't cooling your larynx, the voice pitch change is due to the propagation of sound being very different in a helium because of its low density. People in cold countries don't sound like chipmunks, and people in hot countries don't sound like Barry White.

[@Crimethoughtfull]

I've never heard of "saturation diving" before watching a few of your videos...WOW, what a thing those people do! Insane! I mean, it is insane humans CAN do it at all! I hate water (almost drowned as a baby), and so the idea that there are entire careers of people diving as deep as humans physically can is AMAZING to me!

[@Mike20464]

Incredible. Thank you for your work.

[@pauln07]

The balls of this man to become a diver after that damn impressive

[@ChristopherAndersonPirate]

One thing I learned after researching this years ago when it first happened was Harrison has extended time because the splashing of the water around him helped to create more surface area for the sea water to soak up the carbon dioxide and give him more time. So he would have actually ran out of oxygen long before the CO2 took him out. I’m not sure they knew that at the time but it was something they postulated later on.

[@waterlinestories]

I also saw that theory but I understood it differently. The gas in total world have been absorbed which would include oxygen and nitrogen as well as carbon dioxide. So the entire bubble would reduce in proportion. Of course I'm no rocket scientist so I might have misunderstood.

[@caroldonaldson8452]

What a story. Very traumatic for the guy and emotional for the folk like me watching this. Definitely a tear jerker Lord love him and how he kept his composure is beyond me.

[@beverlyreiner-baillargeon6205]

Good for that gentleman becoming a diver but no f-ing way would I even consider that. brave man with hero divers. 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@1978garfield]

Why isn't this a movie? Seriously.

[@waterlinestories]

I think they had thought about making a movie. Not sure what happened to it

[@mazbaird]

Just think how many ships have sank with survivors trapped that were never rescued 😢

[@cbmtrx]

This is the best vid I've seen on this topic. Great job.

[@waterlinestories]

Thanks

[@euromobile900]

Wow! What a nail biter this story was!! I was on the edge of my seat and breathed a sigh of relief for the happy ending.

[@waterlinestories]

Ha. Brilliant

[@jsmith8646]

Lucky dude, well done for diving straight back in that is gold!.

[@Ooh_PieceOfCandy]

It is always such a nice surprise to stumble across a new channel with fantastic content and narration 👍🏻❤

[@whitep9577]

You are killing it my guy!!!

[@waterlinestories]

Thanks.

[@helpyourcattodrive]

Great storytelling. Great channel. Thank you! So interesting.

[@waterlinestories]

👍🏻 thanks 😀

[@winhoven86]

that man is blessed beyond recognition

[@Zekumas]

Heard this story, but glad to know the survivor over came his induced fear and became a diver himself.