MINI BELIEVE IT OR NOT –

In 1973, Maurice and Maralyn Bailey survived 117 days drifting out in the Pacific Ocean. 

  • The couple was sailing from Southampton, England to New Zealand
  • On March 4th, their yacht was struck by a whale and damaged
  • As the ship was sinking, they collected supplies and some food into a dinghy
  • They saw seven different ships as they drifted but couldn’t attract any of the ship’s attention; their flares didn’t work
  • Maurice and Maralyn Bailey were rescued on June 30th
  • Their experience was put in a book

MINI BION

“BIONs” – short for Believe It or Not – is the word we use at Ripley’s to refer to anything that is unbelievable and worthy to become part of Ripley’s lore and collection.