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Why Have Orcas Been Attacking Yachts? A Puzzling Mystery
Orcas strike back (again), sinking another yacht in Europe after 45
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Orcas are attacking boats and even sinking them. Here's why.
Hundreds of boat interactions with orcas have been reported since 2020, and more than 200 were reported last year. ... The most-recent incident was the sinking of a yacht on Oct. 31 in the Strait ...
Orcas sank three boats off the coast of Portugal, but don't call them
The most recent encounter occurred on May 4 off the coast of Spain. Three orcas struck the rudder and side of a sailing yacht, causing it to eventually sink, as was reported earlier this month in ...
A pod of orcas sinks a yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar : NPR
A pod of orcas has sunk a yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar. A pair of orcas swim off the west coast of Vancouver Island in 2018. For 45 minutes, the crew of the Grazie Mamma felt like they were ...
Why orcas keep sinking boats
Theory No. 2: The orcas want vengeance. Orcas off the Iberian Coast like to follow fishing vessels to snag bluefin tuna before fishermen can reel them in, putting the aquatic mammals at risk of ...
Orcas have sunk 3 boats in Europe and appear to be teaching others to
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 ...
Orcas Sink Fourth Boat Off Iberia, Unnerving Sailors
Orcas caused enough damage to sink a yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar last week. A small pod has been slamming boats in recent years, worrying skippers charting routes closer to shore. An orca ...
Orcas Have Sunk 3 Boats in Southern Europe, Scientists Say
Orcas Sank 3 Boats in Southern Europe in the Last Year, Scientists Say. A small group of orcas is ramming into sailboats in waters off the Iberian Peninsula. Researchers say they do not know what ...
Killer whales sink yacht after 45-minute attack, Polish tour company
November 6, 2023 / 9:58 AM EST / CBS News. A group of orcas managed to sink a yacht off the coast of Morocco last week, after its 45-minute attack on the vessel caused irreparable damage, a Polish ...
Orcas attack boats off coast of Spain and Portugal, leaving scientists
Scientists don't know why. An orca pod seen in the Strait of Gibraltar in 2021. Ester Kristine Storkson was asleep on her father's small yacht earlier this month, sailing off the coast of France ...
Killer whale 'attacks' on boats might be driven by past trauma
Recent boat attacks might be driven by trauma. 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 ...
Group of orcas attack and sink vessels off Iberian Peninsula
A small group of orcas is causing a lot of damage to boats off the Iberian Peninsula. Last month, killer whales rammed a boat continuously for over an hour, ...
Why Has a Group of Orcas Suddenly Started Attacking Boats?
A trio of orcas attacked a boat in the Strait of Gibraltar earlier this month, damaging it so badly that it sank soon afterward. The May 4 incident was the third time killer whales (Orcinus orca ...
Orcas sink another boat in Strait of Gibraltar off Morocco
Orcas have been bumping boats in multiple Strait of Gibraltar incidents since 2020. This orca yacht attack is the latest in a spate of killer whales sinking boats. Accessibility statement Skip to ...
Orcas have attacked 3 boats off European coast
May 21, 2023 at 7:46 a.m. EDT. An orca leaps out of the water near a whale-watching boat off Washington's San Juan Islands. (Elaine Thompson/AP) A spate of encounters between orcas and boats off ...
Orcas Keep Attacking Sailboats, and Sometimes Sinking Them
May 19, 2023, 12:15 PM PDT. A pod of orcas swim near a boat. Getty Images. Orcas keep attacking sailboats off the coasts of Spain and Morocco. Earlier this month two attacks were reported where ...
Why killer whales won't stop ramming boats in Spain
The latest sinking occurred in early May, when the sailing yacht Alboran Champagne was attacked by three orcas and completely flooded; it was then abandoned and left adrift to sink.
Why Are Iberian Orcas Targeting and Sometimes Sinking Boats?
On May 5, the 50-foot sailing yacht Alboran Champagne sank after being struck by orcas the previous night — the third vessel in the last three years to go under after a run-in with some unruly ...
Why are killer whales suddenly going 'Moby-Dick' on yachts?
An unusually large group of killer whales was spotted off the coast of San Francisco on May 7. (Michael Pierson / Oceanic Society) The attacks started suddenly and inexplicably in the spring of ...
Orcas Attacked a Polish Yacht for 45 Minutes, Sinking It Near Morocco
Orcas attacked a Polish yacht for 45 minutes, sinking it off the coast of Morocco, tour company says. An orca slightly breaches the water between two boats. Joel Rogers/Getty images. A pod of ...
Why have orcas been damaging and sinking so many boats?
Orcas have been documented damaging or sinking boats off the coast of Spain and Portugal, but these altercations may simply be the whales scratching their backs on boats or playing terrifying games
Orcas strike back (again), sinking another yacht in Europe after 45
A pod of orcas in southwestern Europe sank a sailing boat on Oct. 31 after a non-stop, 45-minute attack, Live Science reported . The incident is the fourth occurrence in two years where orcas ...
Boaters capture pulse-pounding video of orcas battling sperm whales
This orca attack was unexpected, the tourist company says. ... Orcas in the water, orcas attacking boats, sinking them off coast of Europe ...
Rogue orcas are thriving on the high seas—and they're eating big whales
Orcas ramming and even sinking boats off Spain made headlines in 2023, with some people rooting for the animals as fighting back against human domination. "Killer whales are probably the most ...
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Hundreds of boat interactions with orcas have been reported since 2020, and more than 200 were reported last year. ... The most-recent incident was the sinking of a yacht on Oct. 31 in the Strait ...
The most recent encounter occurred on May 4 off the coast of Spain. Three orcas struck the rudder and side of a sailing yacht, causing it to eventually sink, as was reported earlier this month in ...
A pod of orcas has sunk a yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar. A pair of orcas swim off the west coast of Vancouver Island in 2018. For 45 minutes, the crew of the Grazie Mamma felt like they were ...
Theory No. 2: The orcas want vengeance. Orcas off the Iberian Coast like to follow fishing vessels to snag bluefin tuna before fishermen can reel them in, putting the aquatic mammals at risk of ...
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 ...
Orcas caused enough damage to sink a yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar last week. A small pod has been slamming boats in recent years, worrying skippers charting routes closer to shore. An orca ...
Orcas Sank 3 Boats in Southern Europe in the Last Year, Scientists Say. A small group of orcas is ramming into sailboats in waters off the Iberian Peninsula. Researchers say they do not know what ...
November 6, 2023 / 9:58 AM EST / CBS News. A group of orcas managed to sink a yacht off the coast of Morocco last week, after its 45-minute attack on the vessel caused irreparable damage, a Polish ...
Scientists don't know why. An orca pod seen in the Strait of Gibraltar in 2021. Ester Kristine Storkson was asleep on her father's small yacht earlier this month, sailing off the coast of France ...
Recent boat attacks might be driven by trauma. 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 ...
A small group of orcas is causing a lot of damage to boats off the Iberian Peninsula. Last month, killer whales rammed a boat continuously for over an hour, ...
A trio of orcas attacked a boat in the Strait of Gibraltar earlier this month, damaging it so badly that it sank soon afterward. The May 4 incident was the third time killer whales (Orcinus orca ...
Orcas have been bumping boats in multiple Strait of Gibraltar incidents since 2020. This orca yacht attack is the latest in a spate of killer whales sinking boats. Accessibility statement Skip to ...
May 21, 2023 at 7:46 a.m. EDT. An orca leaps out of the water near a whale-watching boat off Washington's San Juan Islands. (Elaine Thompson/AP) A spate of encounters between orcas and boats off ...
May 19, 2023, 12:15 PM PDT. A pod of orcas swim near a boat. Getty Images. Orcas keep attacking sailboats off the coasts of Spain and Morocco. Earlier this month two attacks were reported where ...
The latest sinking occurred in early May, when the sailing yacht Alboran Champagne was attacked by three orcas and completely flooded; it was then abandoned and left adrift to sink.
On May 5, the 50-foot sailing yacht Alboran Champagne sank after being struck by orcas the previous night — the third vessel in the last three years to go under after a run-in with some unruly ...
An unusually large group of killer whales was spotted off the coast of San Francisco on May 7. (Michael Pierson / Oceanic Society) The attacks started suddenly and inexplicably in the spring of ...
Orcas attacked a Polish yacht for 45 minutes, sinking it off the coast of Morocco, tour company says. An orca slightly breaches the water between two boats. Joel Rogers/Getty images. A pod of ...
Orcas have been documented damaging or sinking boats off the coast of Spain and Portugal, but these altercations may simply be the whales scratching their backs on boats or playing terrifying games
A pod of orcas in southwestern Europe sank a sailing boat on Oct. 31 after a non-stop, 45-minute attack, Live Science reported . The incident is the fourth occurrence in two years where orcas ...
This orca attack was unexpected, the tourist company says. ... Orcas in the water, orcas attacking boats, sinking them off coast of Europe ...
Orcas ramming and even sinking boats off Spain made headlines in 2023, with some people rooting for the animals as fighting back against human domination. "Killer whales are probably the most ...