Off of the coast of nigeria. around the corner. you re going to find some stairs. reporter: divers on a grim task, searching for a sunken tug on the ocean floor to recover the bodies of 12 crew members. we already recovered four bodies. so the anticipation wasn t great we were going to find anyone alive at that stage. reporter: then you found one. he s alive. the driver saw a hand in the passageway. we seen it was a body. when the diver reached up to grab the hand, the hand grabbed the diver it. it was the ship s cook. he had been on the bathroom when a massive rogue swell capsized the ship. as the tug sank, harrison scrambled into a cabin and found an air pocket, a few feet of precious air in utter darkness. fearing sharks, praying, subsisting on six sodas until the dive team found him. good job, may friend. well done. you are a survivor. reporter: like jonah in the bible, harrison had gone to the dark depths of the seas and lived to tell the tale.
The bodies of 12 crew members. we already recovered four bodies. so the anticipation wasn t great we were going to find anyone alive at that stage. reporter: then you found one. he s alive. the driver saw a hand in the passageway. we seen it was a body. when the diver reached up to grab the hand, the hand grabbed the diver it. it was the ship s cook. he had been on the bathroom when a massive rogue swell capsized the ship. as the tug sank, harrison scrambled into a cabin and found an air pocket, a few feet of precious air in utter darkness. fearing sharks, praying, subsisting on six sodas until the dive team found him. good job, may friend. well done. you are a survivor. rope like reporter: like jonah in the
Children can t study at night and center to breathe in the kerosene fumes that are toxic. 1.5 people die every year from indoor air pollution, right? there s nothing they can do to lift themselves out of poverty. they re condemned to live their lives in utter darkness. no way to pump water. no way to refrigerate vaccines. no way to deliver a baby at night. no way to communicate with the outside world, right? so energy poverty undermines every attempt of these people to achieve a better life for themselves. the question as you pointed out is how are these people going to emerge from centuries of darkness into a brighter future is a critical question. do they rely on fossil fuels and centralized power sources? it costs up to $20,000 a mile to extend a grid to these rural villages, so it s not economic to do so. they could fire up a diesel generator, right? which is what a lot of places do do. absent the grid they turn to
Technicians this morning who are fighting to prevent a meltdown at the crippled fukushima nuclear plant. this morning, the group of 50 were forced out of the facility for nearly an hour following a surge in radiation levels that authorities feared put their lives at risk. so who are they? one of the best descriptions of this so-called faceless crew is in this morning s new york times. that writes in part, quote, they crawl through the labyrinths of equipment in utter darkness pierced only by their flashlights listening for periodic explosions and wear white full-bodied jump suits with snug-fitting hoods that provide scan protection from the invisible radiation sleeting through their bodies. already those workers who have been pumping sea water into reactors in a frantic effort to stabilize their temperatures are being asked to endure up to five times the maximum radiation allowed for american nuclear plant workers. today s elevated levels were apparently the result of yet another fir
Never have so many been trapped for so long, so deeply. reporter: the miners themselves are apprised of the rescue plans and approve. translator: we are more calm with the video you sent us. everything upstairs is exactly the way we imagined it. reporter: september 6th, a problem. the b drill, which seems to be making the best progress, breaks and must be repaired. obviously they are a little anxious because of the problems we had with the plan b, but everything is understandable right now for them. and you re still on schedule? of course. reporter: throughout the month, the waiting and drilling go on. electricity and lights are fed down to the men who have lived in utter darkness, except for occasional use of their helmet lamps. through the small bore holes, mail is sent from loved ones above, clean clothing is pushed down. oxygen, water as well. the miners have asked for a chilean flag and some religious objects, including a crucifix.