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A diving business in Penghu recently retrieved a call from a distressed tourist who dropped their phone in the ocean. The instructor immediately put on his wetsuit and went out to find it, successfully retrieving it from the muddy ocean floor. But what’s most surprising is that even after being submerged for a day, it was still working like normal.

A fully equipped diver searches through the murky seabed. Before long, they find what they’re looking for.

An iPhone 15 lies right there in the mud at the bottom of the ocean. The diver lets out a gasp as he picks up the phone, then exclaims in surprise as the screen lights up like normal.

The phone’s owner was a tourist who came to Penghu’s Caiyuan Harbor to fish. When they went out to sea a few days ago, they accidentally dropped their phone into the water. But they didn’t give up hope, and contacted a local diving business for help. The instructor figured it wouldn’t be difficult to find, as the ocean isn’t very deep in that area. But to his surprise, the visibility was so bad he could barely see his own hand.

Yen Chi-tien
Diving instructor
The depth was about 5 meters and visibility was around 0.2 meters. I looked for nearly 10 minutes. It was nearby, but still took 10 minutes of searching.

He did eventually find the phone. Considering it had been submerged for over a day, it was lucky he found it in the first place. Even luckier still, it was completely undamaged.

Member of public
I think it’s crazy, but also pretty amazing. It was down there a whole day and still works.

Chen Ko-chieh
Phone repairman
If it’s still turning on when you pick it up, don’t mess with it. If you can turn it off, turn it off first. Then take it apart to see if there’s any water remaining inside.

The iPhone 15 has an IP68 water resistance rating, meaning it can last for up to 30 minutes in water up to 6 meters deep. But surviving an entire day on the muddy ocean floor is another matter entirely, amazing even the professionals.

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