Man survives 2 days in air bubble UNDER capsized boat

[secgator]

Amazing story.

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2...ized-boat?lite

[geauxgator1]

Miracle he survived no doubt.. what a story!

[deathroll]

Confused. No mention of the boats depth. Parts of the story make it sound as though the boat is merely capsized at the surface but then they mention decompression, which would have you believe he was at some depth (it sunk). Strange that they'd be able to find and use hammers if the boat is sitting on the bottom.

[secgator]

Found more details at another site. Apparently the boat was at 30 meters depth, although the trapped cook thought he was sitting on bottom. Either way--horrific deal he went through. One LUCKY dude no doubt.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...0EO20320130612

[SmootyGator]

60 hours like that? Amazing!

[gnvgator]

"Mr Harrison describes his story as a "miracle", but he also told Reuters: "When I am at home sometimes it feels like the bed I am sleeping in is sinking. I think I'm still in the sea again. I jump up and I scream."

[deathroll]

Very bad reporting. Sounds as though the boat was capsized at the surface but it's unbelievable that the guy wouldn't know he was floating. Sounds as though the bottom was 100' down. If he's at the surface he does not need to spend one minute in decompression. Story makes no sense. Strange reporting.

"He thought he was at the bottom of the sea, although the company says it was 30 metres below.
The diving team fitted Okene with an oxygen mask, diver's suit and helmet and he reached the surface at 19:32, more than 60 hours after the ship sank, he says.
Okene says he spent another 60 hours in a decompression chamber where his body pressure was returned to normal. Had he just been exposed immediately to the outside air he would have died."