ORCA whale attacks

brian eiland · Nov 11, 2023

What's going on?...this seems to be just another in a string of similar events,...

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/...pod-orcas-sailing-strait-gibraltar-rcna124360

...from another source,..

" Here recently, an encounter with a pod of 7 orcas resulted in the sinking of a yacht. A French Benetau Oceanis 393 was recently sunk 14 miles off the coast of Portugal.

After about 45 minutes of bumping and biting at the boat the crew heard a loud noise as the boat cracked and began taking on water. ....
While there have been reported over 200 attacks as highlighted by the following article, this is not the first sinking caused by orcas. . The following article highlights a similar incident occurring months earlier that resulted in a yacht sinking by orcas followed by a subsequent attack on another boat the same day. "

Orca Encounters Now Sinking Boats - New Learned Behavior ? - For Scuba Divers https://forscubadivers.com/ocean-conservation/orca-encounters-now-sinking-boats-new-learned-behavior/?fbclid=IwAR357vHFf2iB4PKC2aHocWvzAkVoD8L4DnJVHNi-A817H6RzHF2KEd3BMus

Imagine if ALL Orcas around the world learned this behaviour ...
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Capt Ralph · Nov 11, 2023

Somebody needs to find out what or who is ticking off these lil fish.
I was raised with the understanding that Orca had never attacked a human.
Although that may still be true and just the boats are the target, Something has upset them recently and needs to get fixed quickly.

rtrafford · Nov 12, 2023

Capt Ralph said: ↑

Somebody needs to find out what or who is ticking off these lil fish.
I was raised with the understanding that Orca had never attacked a human.
Although that may still be true and just the boats are the target, Something has upset them recently and needs to get fixed quickly.
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They're pissed about the **** windmills.

brian eiland · Nov 12, 2023

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smar...er-boat-in-the-strait-of-gibraltar-180983203/

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ORCA whale attacks

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