Coordinated attacks on boats in spain\portugal:
https://www.insider.com/orcas-ramming-boats-in-portugal-spain-unusual-display-of-behavior-2020-9
A pod of killer whales is accused of 'orchestrated' attacks on boats, terrifying the sailors and baffling scientists
https://www.insider.com/orcas-ramming-boats-in-portugal-spain-unusual-display-of-behavior-2020-9
A pod of killer whales is accused of 'orchestrated' attacks on boats, terrifying the sailors and baffling scientists
- A series of aggressive actions by orca whales along the coast of Spain and Portugal has left scientists baffled.
- Many sailors have sent distress calls after orcas have left their boats seriously damaged and crew members injured in the past two months, as detailed by The Observer.
- A crew member of a 46-foot delivery boat described being surrounded by nine orcas that rammed the boat for an hour, causing it to spin 180 degrees and the engine to shut down.
- Experts told The Observer that the behavior was highly unusual and that it was unlikely — though not impossible — the orcas were mounting deliberate attacks.
- One researcher told The Observer that she believed it could be signs of stress, with orcas in the crowded Gibraltar Strait competing at times with fishing boats for fish.
