Orca Attack
Orcas have attacked and sunk a third boat off Spain in a behaviour marine mammal experts suggest is being copied by others of the species. Three orcas recently launched a coordinated attack on a yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar, prompting assistance by a Spanish coastal rescue vessel.
“The little ones shook the rudder at the back while the big one repeatedly backed up and rammed the ship with full force from the side,” skipper Werner Schaufelberger told the German publication Yacht. He added that the smaller orcas appeared to be imitating the larger one. There have been up to 500 attacks off the Iberian Peninsula, many not causing damage, since May 2020.
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