Orcas are behaving strangely, lately.
Lately, there’s been a surge in incidents involving Orcas in the Oceans, from a pair of giant beasts killing 17 sharks in one day to a series of attacks on boats.
Now, it’s reported that a pod of killer whales has ‘repeatedly rammed and sunk’ a small yacht filled with tourists out on the coast of Portugal.
The targeted vessel was sailing off the coast of Fonte da Telha beach last Saturday, when the animals struck it.
Daily Mail reported:
“Footage shows several orcas chasing the boat before they start violently slamming against it, sending the sailors into a panic as one person shouts ‘Oh my God’.
The ship tilts dangerously from side to side before slowly submerging and sinking.”
The Portuguese National Maritime Authority stated that the sailboat belonged to the Nautic Squad club and carried five people, all tourists.
“A second recreational vessel, further north off Cascais, carried four people and also had to be assisted after encountering the same group of orcas.”
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Nine people on board of the two boats were rescued by nearby vessels before the official lifeguards reached the scene.
“The Maritime Authority said the Lisbon Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre received the first alert at 12:30pm and dispatched lifeguards immediately. […] Some reported seeing a pod of four orcas, while another skipper said just one whale struck the rudder two or three times, causing cracks that let water flood in.”
Sailors are staying in port after it’s been revealed that the killer whales have shifted their yacht attacks to shallow waters.
Ever since 2019, the orcas have repeatedly targeted boats in the sea of Galicia, usually striking the rudder.
“Between 2020 and 2023 there were reportedly around 500 attacks.”
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