Adrift in the Pacific | Distress Signals | 2

Against The Odds

Wondery

Cassie De Pecol, History, Society & Culture, Dolby, Mike Corey, Dolby Atmos, Atmos

4.7 • 7.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

It’s March 1973, and Maurice and Maralyn Bailey are floating on a small life raft in the middle of the world’s largest ocean. Before their yacht sank into the Pacific, they managed to grab some food and supplies, but their provisions won’t last long. Now, their only hope is to be rescued by a passing ship, before it’s too late.

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0:00.0	A listener note.
0:01.0	Against the Odds uses dramatizations that are based on true events.
0:06.0	Some elements including dialogue may be invented, but everything is based on research.
0:14.0	The Pacific Ocean shimmers under the morning sun.
0:19.0	The Pacific Ocean shimmers under the morning sun.
0:22.0	The surface of the water ripples blue and green, except for one spot which is red with blood. The blood of a massive sperm whale.
0:31.0	45 minutes ago, the wounded whale rammed the small
0:35.1	sailing yacht of Maurice and Marilyn Bailey. Then it swam off leaving their yacht to
0:40.8	sink. Now below deck, Marilyn Bailey is up to her waist and
0:46.3	water. Her heart is pounding in her throat. She can feel the ocean dragging their
0:51.5	yacht, the Orlan, mercilessly into the depths.
0:56.2	As quickly as possible, Marilyn wades through the rapidly flooding cabin.
1:00.8	She rips open various cabinets and drawers,
1:03.0	throwing everything that seems useful into two large waterproof sea bags,
1:08.0	cans of food, tools, a first aid kit.
1:11.0	She can't leave anything important behind. Her journal, where did she have at last? There, up on the shelf.
1:20.0	Marilyn manages to save the blue notebook from the rising water just in time.
1:25.0	She presses it to her chest and then throws it into one of the white sea bags.
1:30.0	Marilyn works in a day's.
1:32.0	She still doesn't want to believe it. She and Maurice have to abandon ship and they're in the Pacific Ocean hundreds of miles from land.
1:42.0	Frantically, she looks over to the stairs.
1:45.0	They're already submerged.
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