Vessel measuring 15 metres in length sank after encounter with the animals, Spain’s maritime rescue service reports
An unknown number of orcas have sunk a yacht after ramming it in Moroccan waters in the strait of Gibraltar, Spain’s maritime rescue service has said, in the latest in a series of similar incidents involving the animals.
The vessel, Alboran Cognac, which measured 15 metres (49ft) in length and carried two people, encountered the highly social apex predators, also known as killer whales, at 9am local time on Sunday.
The passengers reported feeling sudden blows to the hull and rudder before the boat started taking on water. After alerting the rescue services, a nearby oil tanker took them onboard and transported them to Gibraltar. The yacht was left adrift and eventually sank.
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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/13/yacht-sinks-after-latest-incident-involving-orcas-in-strait-of-gibraltar
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