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Killer whales are attacking boats in Spain and Portugal and this is why

A number of mariners have reported their boats being repeatedly rammed, sometimes damaging vessels

Wales Online · Jun 28, 2023

The real reason killer whales are attacking ships after boat rammed in Scotland

Videos have gone viral across social media of orcas slamming into sailing boats and chasing other sea animals in what people have guessed to be their type of fun - or some form of intimidation.

Daily Record · Jun 27, 2023

This is the real reason killer whales are attacking ships - and it's not about revenge

Social media is awash with stories of sailors being rammed by orcas or being chased by sea animals in what appears to be either a bit of fun or intimidation

Daily Mirror · Jun 27, 2023

Gladis the killer whale and her gang of orcas, out for revenge on the yachts of Gibraltar

Killer whales could be learning unusual behaviour from ‘traumatised’ matriarch named ‘White Gladis’, Andy Gregory writes

The Independent UK · May 28, 2023

Gladis the killer whale and her gang of orcas, out for revenge on the yachts of Gibraltar

Killer whales could be learning unusual behaviour from ‘traumatised’ matriarch named ‘White Gladis’, Andy Gregory writes

The Independent UK · May 27, 2023

Killer whales wreck boat in latest attack off Spain

Killer whales severely damaged a sailing boat off the coast of southern Spain, the local maritime rescue service said on Thursday, adding to dozens of orca attacks on vessels recorded so far this year on Spanish and Portuguese coasts.

Reuters · May 26, 2023

British sailor’s night of terror as killer whales ram and wreck yacht off Gibraltar

April Boyes and other crew filmed the ordeal as the orcas ripped the hull apart

Evening Standard · May 26, 2023