Stranded at sea for 117 days: the remarkable story of Maurice and Maralyn

Secret Derbyshire

A Derby couple were left drifting on a raft at sea, after their boat was sunk by a whale.

It's a story so far-fetched, you'd think it wasn't true.

BBC Radio Derby's Pamela Gupta with the report.

13 March 2025

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