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A cook survived 60 hours inside a sunken boat
In 2013, a tugboat sank off Nigeria. Cook Harrison Okene survived for about 60 hours in an air pocket inside the wreck. Divers searching for bodies found him alive. His return to the surface required decompression.
The search brought an unexpected encounter with a survivor.
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