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How one couple survived a shipwreck and kept their marriage afloat

By Mary Louise Kelly,
Kathryn Fink, Jeanette Woods
Published July 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM MDT

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Sophie Elmhirst, author of A Marriage at Sea, which chronicles the voyage of Maurice and Maralyn Bailey, a British couple who was lost at sea for 118 days in 1972.

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Mary Louise Kelly
Mary Louise Kelly is a co-host of All Things Considered, NPR's award-winning afternoon newsmagazine.
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Kathryn Fink
Kathryn Fink is a producer with NPR's All Things Considered.
Jeanette Woods
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