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Orcas are attacking boats and even sinking them. Here's why.
On June 19 an orca rammed a 7-ton yacht multiple times off the Shetland Islands in Scotland, according to an account from retired Dutch physicist Dr. Wim Rutten in the Guardian. "Killer whales are ...
Orcas are still smashing up boats
Since 2020, Atlantic Orca Working Group (GTOA) reports there have been 673 "interactions" between the marine animals and watercraft since 2020, with at least four boats sinking. Just two weeks ago ...
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 ...
Orcas sank a yacht off Spain
Olivier Morin/AFP via Getty Images. The crew of a sinking yacht was rescued off the coast of Spain this week after a pod of orcas apparently rammed the vessel - the latest "attack" by the marine ...
Orcas have sunk another boat off European coast. Baffled scientists
A group of at least 15 orcas off the coast of Spain have sunk seven boats over the past four years. The origin of this new behaviour has baffled scientists, though the leading theory suggests they ...
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 ...
Why Has a Group of Orcas Suddenly Started Attacking Boats?
In a study published in June 2022 in Marine Mammal Science, he and his colleagues cataloged 49 instances of orca-boat contact in 2020 alone. The vast majority of the attacks were on sailboats or ...
Orcas attack boats off coast of Spain and Portugal, leaving ...
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 ...
Orcas Sink 50-Foot Yacht Off the Coast of Morocco
— Orca Ibérica GTOA (@Orca_Iberica) May 14, 2024. Orcas have also been known to temporarily exhibit other unusual behaviors, like placing dead salmon atop their heads. The boat-ramming behavior ...
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 ...
Study explains why Orcas are attacking boats in the Strait of Gibraltar
A 2022 study has shed light on the reasons why orcas (killer whales) have been attacking boats in the Strait of Gibraltar, with researchers theorising that the incidents began after a vessel injured a female orca named White Gladis . Advertisement. Since the attacks began in 2020, three boats have been sunk and more than 250 damaged by a group ...
Why have orcas been damaging and sinking so many boats?
In the past few months, there have been several reports of orcas severely damaging sailing boats off the coast of Spain and Portugal. At least a dozen whales are taking part in the activity ...
Why orcas keep sinking boats
Stories and videos of the attacks widely shared on social media have turned the orca into a meme. After the marine mammals struck some fancy yachts, some observers are calling the strikes ...
Why Are Iberian Orcas Targeting and Sometimes Sinking Boats?
When the encounters have turned physical, the orcas have typically targeted the boats' rudders and have sometimes bumped or rammed the boats themselves. In those instances, less than 20 percent ...
Orcas are ramming boats off the Spanish coast, puzzling experts
0:56. A sailboat off the coast of southern Spain was recently attacked by a group of orcas that repeatedly rammed the vessel, breaking its rudder and rupturing the hull. The crew called for help ...
Why are orcas suddenly ramming boats?
As Fantini says, breaking the rudder completely can open a hole, and water can rush in, sinking the boat. Even those sailing in sturdy racing boats, with back-up rudders and rescue services close ...
Orca Attack: Killer Whales Have Mastered the Art of Boat Tipping
Orca attacks appear to be primarily directed at sailing boats and follow a predictable pattern, with orcas approaching from the stern to attack the rudder and then losing interest once the boat is ...
Two orcas die at Russian facility after being captured for entertainment
On Friday, the facility reported Nord had died — he was a 16-year-old male orca captured from the wild in 2013. This was its second orca death this year, with Narnia dying in January at age 17.
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On June 23rd, the aquarium announced that Nord, a 16-year-old male orca, who was captured in 2013, had died of an acute peptic ulcer. Photo of Nord by Oxana Federova Only five months earlier, on January 8th, it posted that Narnia, a 17-year-old female orca taken from the ocean several years ago had died of an acute volvulus (the abnormal ...
The Last Surviving Orca at Moskvarium
Naya, who is the last survivor of three wild-caught orcas at Moskvarium in Russia, gave birth on December 29th 2023. The calf, a female, died just 28 days later, on January 26th. With the death of her daughter, Naya is once again all alone. Moskvarium opened to the public in August 2015 with a young male named Nord and two young female orcas ...
There was a fire in a Moscow yacht club
Moscow. fire. incidents. On the night of Wednesday, May 3 to Thursday, May 4, there was a fire at a yacht club in the capital. According to the press service of the Moscow EMERCOM, the fire happened at 37 Leningradskoye Shosse, Building 1, the flames affected the winter garden on the roof of the yacht club office building «Yacht City».
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On June 19 an orca rammed a 7-ton yacht multiple times off the Shetland Islands in Scotland, according to an account from retired Dutch physicist Dr. Wim Rutten in the Guardian. "Killer whales are ...
Since 2020, Atlantic Orca Working Group (GTOA) reports there have been 673 "interactions" between the marine animals and watercraft since 2020, with at least four boats sinking. Just two weeks ago ...
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 ...
Olivier Morin/AFP via Getty Images. The crew of a sinking yacht was rescued off the coast of Spain this week after a pod of orcas apparently rammed the vessel - the latest "attack" by the marine ...
A group of at least 15 orcas off the coast of Spain have sunk seven boats over the past four years. The origin of this new behaviour has baffled scientists, though the leading theory suggests they ...
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 ...
In a study published in June 2022 in Marine Mammal Science, he and his colleagues cataloged 49 instances of orca-boat contact in 2020 alone. The vast majority of the attacks were on sailboats or ...
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 ...
— Orca Ibérica GTOA (@Orca_Iberica) May 14, 2024. Orcas have also been known to temporarily exhibit other unusual behaviors, like placing dead salmon atop their heads. The boat-ramming behavior ...
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 ...
A 2022 study has shed light on the reasons why orcas (killer whales) have been attacking boats in the Strait of Gibraltar, with researchers theorising that the incidents began after a vessel injured a female orca named White Gladis . Advertisement. Since the attacks began in 2020, three boats have been sunk and more than 250 damaged by a group ...
In the past few months, there have been several reports of orcas severely damaging sailing boats off the coast of Spain and Portugal. At least a dozen whales are taking part in the activity ...
Stories and videos of the attacks widely shared on social media have turned the orca into a meme. After the marine mammals struck some fancy yachts, some observers are calling the strikes ...
When the encounters have turned physical, the orcas have typically targeted the boats' rudders and have sometimes bumped or rammed the boats themselves. In those instances, less than 20 percent ...
0:56. A sailboat off the coast of southern Spain was recently attacked by a group of orcas that repeatedly rammed the vessel, breaking its rudder and rupturing the hull. The crew called for help ...
As Fantini says, breaking the rudder completely can open a hole, and water can rush in, sinking the boat. Even those sailing in sturdy racing boats, with back-up rudders and rescue services close ...
Orca attacks appear to be primarily directed at sailing boats and follow a predictable pattern, with orcas approaching from the stern to attack the rudder and then losing interest once the boat is ...
On Friday, the facility reported Nord had died — he was a 16-year-old male orca captured from the wild in 2013. This was its second orca death this year, with Narnia dying in January at age 17.
The orca family groups included the scientifically cataloged CA216Bs, the CA138s, and a portion of the CA27s, according to the California Killer Whale Project. Photo: ©Delaney Trowbridge
On June 23rd, the aquarium announced that Nord, a 16-year-old male orca, who was captured in 2013, had died of an acute peptic ulcer. Photo of Nord by Oxana Federova Only five months earlier, on January 8th, it posted that Narnia, a 17-year-old female orca taken from the ocean several years ago had died of an acute volvulus (the abnormal ...
Naya, who is the last survivor of three wild-caught orcas at Moskvarium in Russia, gave birth on December 29th 2023. The calf, a female, died just 28 days later, on January 26th. With the death of her daughter, Naya is once again all alone. Moskvarium opened to the public in August 2015 with a young male named Nord and two young female orcas ...
Moscow. fire. incidents. On the night of Wednesday, May 3 to Thursday, May 4, there was a fire at a yacht club in the capital. According to the press service of the Moscow EMERCOM, the fire happened at 37 Leningradskoye Shosse, Building 1, the flames affected the winter garden on the roof of the yacht club office building «Yacht City».