While fishing for mackerel off the back of the boat, Rutten said he came face ... Rutten said he immediately thought of the recent orca attacks on Spanish and Portuguese coasts.

The sailor, who has 55 years of experience, said the orcas continued for 30 minutes — even following the boat as it was towed to shore. He caught part of the attack on video. Fox News’ Peter ...

Three boats have been struck over the past few weeks in the Strait of Gibraltar, sinking two of them. The most recent attack occurred on May 4, and involved three orcas, eventually leading to the ...

"Before 2020, the orcas did it with frequency but they weren't classified as attacks. Now, sometimes they touch the boat and the encounter is unfairly classified as an attack. They judge socially ...

"I don't doubt that it feels like an attack for the people on the boat," Strager told Insider. "But from the orca's perspective, I don't think it's aggressive. Just because it feels and looks very ...

From spinning boats to breaking rudders, a group of feisty orcas has been causing chaos off the coast of Spain. In the past few years, boaters have reported more than 500 interactions with orcas ...

A pod of killer whales bumped one of the boats in an endurance sailing race ... “We knew that there was a possibility of an orca attack this leg,” Team JAJO on-board reporter Brend Schuil ...

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Orcas may be teaching each other new ways to strike boats, observers say. Orcas may be teaching others to attack boats following a spate of strikes on sailboats off the coast of Europe ...

Much as in humans, orca fads are often spearheaded by juveniles, López says. Alternatively, the attacks may be a response to a bad past experience involving a boat. If you're enjoying this ...

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Killer whales have been ramming boats and ripping off rudders in the ... All the experts agree that while it might feel like an attack, these orcas just want to play. European sailors first ...