Orcas have been a subject of great debate in the public discourse recently, as multiple videos have emerged of incidents involving the whales and boats in various bodies of water over the past week.
On Thursday, the sea mammals made a notable—and nearly unfortunate—impact on the sports world.
While approaching the Strait of Gibraltar on Thursday, The Ocean Race’s Team JAJO encountered a pod of orcas, also known as killer whales, and were forced to navigate for several minutes as the whales ambushed the team’s boat. Video footage captured by the team showed multiple orcas accelerating toward the vessel, biting at the rudders and even ramming into the yacht.
