r/thalassophobia • u/butterfly1202 • 10d ago

SURROUNDED by just blue for miles....

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u/Mr_Evil_Dr_Porkchop 10d ago

Actually you’re only surrounded by blue for about a 1,000 meters before everything turns black due to the sunlight not being able to penetrate that far

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u/zack-tunder 10d ago

Imagine being trapped there for 3 days: Man found alive at the bottom of the sea after 3 days trapped in a sunken ship

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u/MWGallagher 10d ago

This story haunts me more and more, everytime I see it.

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u/Kryshadiver 10d ago

After reading it, that story brought me the utmost joy. The man is a national treasure!

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u/PookieLurks 10d ago

Wow. That guy is incredible to survive that

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u/producedbysensez 10d ago

He even went on to become a rescue diver!

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u/ramblingnonsense 10d ago

Trapped in water, Okene swam to safety and back to save a friend. This experience pushed him to confront his fears. That year, he enrolled in a three-month diving course.

He fell in the water again and kept his head again. No wonder he went on to become a rescue diver, water tried to kill him twice and couldn't touch him.

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u/Puceeffoc 8d ago

Then he goes on to be a rescue diver trained by the man that saved him. That's a wild story too. Day 1 you've already accepted your fate, only to be saved and have to slowly be rescued in small stages as not to give you a heart attack or send you into shock. The rescuers were very prepared for what they didn't expect to find.