ðə stˈoːɹi wʌz ɐbˌaʊt tˈuː mˈɛn hˌuː ɛskˈeɪpt fɹʌm ɐ sˈɪŋkɪŋ ʃˈɪp, wˈʌn ʌv ðˌɛm ɡɹˈæbd ˌɔn ɐ pˈiːs ʌv plˈæŋk wˌɪtʃ hˈæpənd təbi dɹˈɪftɪŋ ɐlˈɔŋ.
The story was about two men who escaped from a sinking ship, one of them grabbed on a piece of plank which happened to be drifting along.