orcas attack boats Archive
Ocean Conservation
Orcas attacking boats is a fairly new learned behavior pattern occurring off of Portugal for the last few years. However, now these orca encounters are increasingly leading to
Read More
Marine Life for Divers
If you haven’t heard, there is a serious problem with orcas attacking boats. There have been over 300 documented incidences in the last 2 years. Sailors are terrified
Read More
Marine Life for Divers
Orcas attacking boats is now being covered by mainstream news now. A particular member of the pod named Gladis is now thought to be at the root of
Read More
Marine Life for Divers
Orcas may associate boats with the removal of their food source (fish) … and so they continue to attack and ravage sailboats off the coast of Spain and
Read More
Marine Life for Divers
Orcas, for whatever reason, are now launching coordinated attacks on sailing vessels. This is very strange behavior and has researchers baffled. [updated 11/27/2020] These recent reports of orcas
Read More
Aquarium Diving
Killer Whales, orcas, are not known for attacking humans as prey. However, there are times when dangerous encounters occur between a killer whale and a human. Killer whales
Read More
Marine Life for Divers
With over 50 recorded orca attacks on boats so far, the thousand dollar question is: Why? As you probably know by now, orcas have been attacking boats off
Read More