Orcas Attacking Boats 2025. Orca attacks yacht near Scotland marking first incident in North Sea Published Jul 26, 2024 at 1:49 PM EDT Updated Jul 26, 2024 at 2:18 PM EDT A group of infamous orcas have been attacking boats off the Strait of Gibraltar at Spain's southern tip—and the trend now appears to be spreading.
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One leading theory suggests that these attacks could be a form of play or social interaction among the whales. According to Business Insider, reports that orcas were attacking boats and sailboats began in May 2020
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Killer whales or Orcas have been attacking boats off the coast near Spain and Portugal By 2024, researchers have documented "hundreds" of incidents of orcas colliding with boats, following the same pattern of behavior: swimming to the back of the ship and hitting the rudder until the boat stops entirely. Published Jul 26, 2024 at 1:49 PM EDT Updated Jul 26, 2024 at 2:18 PM EDT
Killer whales ram boat off the coast of Morocco 'We were sitting ducks,' says 'petrified. Analyzing data collected from individual orcas and through observation, the scientists found that the 'attacks' on vessels usually involved a couple of animals at a time, from a core group of 15. Orcas started behaving unusually and attacking boats in 2020
Killer whales ram boat off the coast of Morocco 'We were sitting ducks,' says 'petrified. Three orcas (Orcinus orca), also known as killer whales, struck the yacht on the night of May 4 in the Strait of Gibraltar, off the coast of Spain, and pierced the rudder."There were two smaller. Published Jul 26, 2024 at 1:49 PM EDT Updated Jul 26, 2024 at 2:18 PM EDT