European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 22, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday August 22, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 7 couple adrift 66 Days says whales Sank Boot Alameda Calif. A a Florida couple said heir pleasure boat was attacked and sunk by whales off Central America and they survived 66 Days in a rubber i feral by eating raw fish and drinking purified Salt water the . Coast guard reported sunday. William Butler. 60. And his wife Simon 52, of Miami were weak but recovering at a Hospital in Golf Ito Costa Rica after being rescued by a Costa rican coast guard ship saturday afternoon . Coastguard chief Petty of incr Egbert Vallecillo said. Vallicillo. Who spoke to the couple by Telephone Early sunday from the coast guard s Pacific com Headquarters in Alameda 10 Miles cast of san fran Cisco said the couple told him they lost about 50 pounds each during the ordeal. Butler told coast guard officials their 40-foot boat. Sib Nav was attacked and sunk by several whales on june i about 1.200 Miles Southwest of Costa Rica. They were Large according to or. Butler Vallecillo said. But he did t know How Many there  the couple s last radio Contact was june 13, when they talked to their daughter. Sally Smith in Miami the coast guard spokesman said. Vallicillo said he d heard of boats running into Marine mammals when there was poor visibility but said he did t know of any recorded cases of whale aggression. This is the first Case i be documented he said. This happened in the Early morning hours with Good  he said. As the boat was sinking. Butler said they grabbed fishing rods and a Salt water purifier and got into a rubber life raft where they remained for the next two months Vallecillo said. This is an exceptional Case in that they were prepared with fishing equipment and the a Salini