A sail boat has been severely damaged by a pod of orcas, adding to a number of attacks on Spanish coasts.
abc.net.au/news/pod-of-orcas-attacks-sail-boat-in-spain/102400646A pod of killer whales has severely damaged a sailing boat off the coast of southern Spain, adding to dozens of orca attacks on vessels recorded this year on Spanish and Portuguese coasts.
The service deployed a rapid-response vessel and a helicopter carrying a bilge pump to assist the 20-metre vessel, which was sailing under a British flag, the spokesman added.According to the research group Groupo Trabajo Orca Atlantica , which tracks populations of the Iberian orca sub-species, the attack follows at least 20 interactions in May, alone, in the Strait of Gibraltar between small vessels and the highly social apex predators.Although endangered orcas are part of the dolphin family.
Earlier in May, the sailing yacht Alboran Champagne suffered a similar impact from three orcas 0.9 kilometres off Barbate.Spanish Transport Ministry guidelines state that whenever ships observe any alteration in the behaviour of orcas — such as sudden changes of direction or speed — they should leave the area as soon as possible and avoid further disturbance to the animals during the manoeuvres.
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