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Pod of killer whales scuppered vessel in Strait of Gibraltar despite best efforts of search and rescue teams and the Moroccan Navy Orcas sink another yacht near Gibraltar in relentless 45-minute ...
Killer whales have sunk yet another boat in southwestern Europe, marking the fourth such incident in the region in the last two years.. The latest attack saw a pod of orcas target a yacht in the ...
In May, a sailing yacht sunk after killer whales attacked it in the Strait of Gibraltar, a narrow waterway connecting the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea between southern Spain and Morocco ...
The orcas interacted with the yacht for 45 minutes, bumping against the blade of the rudder, causing damage and leaks. No humans were harmed and the vessel sank near the entrance to the port of Tanger-Med. [14] [7] On 12 May 2024, the Spanish yacht Alboran Cognac was attacked by orcas and holed. Both people on board were rescued by a tanker.
The Robertson family spent 38 days adrift with little fresh water or food supplies after their yacht was sunk by killer whales. Their tale of survival reveals the extremes the human body can endure. By William Park. 9 January 2020, bbc.
The hunts had not occurred in 70 years due to the diminishment of the whale population by commercial whaling. In an attempt to scare the whales from the area, the group originally intended to use underwater speakers blasting the sounds of killer whales [114] as well as a small submarine painted to look like a killer whale. [115]
In May, three orcas struck the rudder and a side of a sailing yacht in the region, causing it to sink. The “attack” came amid an observed increase in encounters between orcas and boats since 2020.
The orca (Orcinus orca), or killer whale, is a toothed whale and the largest member of the oceanic dolphin family. It is the only extant species in the genus Orcinus and is recognizable by its black-and-white patterned body. A cosmopolitan species, it is found in diverse marine environments, from Arctic to Antarctic regions to tropical seas.