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  1. Killer whales attack another sailboat off Spain, prompting complex

    Are orcas coordinating attacks on boats? 06:06 Orcas slammed into a sailboat off the coast of northwestern Spain on Sunday, damaging its rudder and prompting a complicated rescue operation that ...

  2. Why are orcas attacking boats and sometimes sinking them?

    After four years and hundreds of incidents, researchers remain puzzled why orcas, also known as killer whales, continue to ram boats - sinking a few of them - along the Iberian Peninsula. The ...

  3. Orcas sank a yacht off Spain

    Killer whales are pictured during a storm in the fjord of Skjervoy in 2021 off the coast of northern Norway. Researchers say orcas are stepping up "attacks" on yachts along Europe's Iberian coast.

  4. Orcas sink another yacht: why killer whales are attacking boats

    Many motorboats are too fast for the whales to keep up with, whereas a slow-moving sailboat travels at a pace the whales can match." Seasonally, these incidents are rare in winter, possibly ...

  5. Killer whales sink $128K yacht in 2-hour Mediterranean Sea attack

    Orcas relentlessly battered a yacht in a "terrifying" two-hour attack Wednesday that didn't end until the $128,680 vessel sunk to the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea. Robert Powell, 59, and ...

  6. Why killer whales won't stop ramming boats in Spain

    01:17 - Source: CNN. CNN —. When Daniel Kriz saw a pair of killer whales underneath his boat while crossing the Strait of Gibraltar in April, he thought: "Not again.". For Kriz, a veteran ...

  7. Orcas sink sailing yacht in Strait of Gibraltar

    Reuters —. An unknown number of orcas have sunk a sailing yacht after ramming it in Moroccan waters in the Strait of Gibraltar, Spain's maritime rescue service said on Monday, a new attack in ...

  8. Pod of killer whales attacks and sinks 50-foot yacht in Strait of

    Orca breaching off the San Juan Islands. A pod of killer whales attacked and sunk a yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar, between Spain and Morocco, officials confirmed to ABC News. Two people were on ...

  9. Why Has a Group of Orcas Suddenly Started Attacking Boats?

    Such attacks often snap the rudder, leaving the boat unable to navigate. In three cases, the animals damaged a boat so badly that it sank: In July 2022 they sank a sailboat with five people onboard.

  10. Killer whales attack and sink sailing yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar

    A sailing yacht sunk in the Strait of Gibraltar on Sunday after an unknown number of orcas slammed into the vessel with two people on board and caused a water leak, officials said. Both crew ...