2 probable reasons for this... 1 ... they are merely doing a scientific study where they tag and release your boat . 2 ... They want you to buy Orca insurance ! Possibly because they own shares in different boat insurance companies .
UTTER NONSENSE! For orcas the boat propeller is what an open car window for a dog. Just turn on the prop to full ahead and give them some pleasure... GEEZ, how hard can it be to deduce.
For those viewers unaware, this not just a ‘curious and playful’ pod of orcas. This particular pod has attacked many boats off the coast of Portugal and Spain. They have no fear of man and have bitten hefty chunks out of rudders and left teeth marks along hulls. Orcas can be aggressive for food, but can also be aggressive because they are bored and think it’s fun - this is an orca version of a ‘street gang’…🤷♂️
I read from article that fisherman and orca are fighting for bluefin tuna which is main prey of orca. Fisherman used some violence in the course of competing for fish...( It is said that the orca attacked have specific scars regarded by human.
There have been over 200 incidents of Orcas attacking boats off Portugal and the Spanish coast and very recently a boat with five people aboard was sunk.
Does anyone remember that story from several years ago where a killer whale sunk a sailboat? It was an English guy who had sold his house and bought the boat to take his family sailing around the world. Sitting in their life-raft they would have been easy prey for the Orca, but it just swam away, so it wasn't doing it for food. Maybe Orcas just don't like the Brits.
I never heard about that. I googl3ed it unsuccessfully. If you remembered the name of the boat, or the family, maybe that would help my search? Thanks.
@@heidikickhouse- No, the only additional details I can remember is that it rammed them multiple times and they could see it was bloodying its own nose with the attacks.
They also were the ones who fought a war to stop a slave trade going back thousands of years - and most of us were also once slaves / serfs going back through history. The original from your country were also from Britain and gave you a constitution, etc - but not always brains!
It's amazing how many people are Orca experts here. A legit expert wrote wrote article about how these 53 incidents in the past year isn't a "I'm gonna kill you" thing but they have said it isn't inquisitive behaviour, it's still aggressive. They are specifically ripping the rudders up on all of them.
and they will continue as long people do nothing and just helplessly float on surface...... Get firecracker bombs, chemical repellent, and if nothing is working I would harpoon them ( not to kill ) just injure them enough that they move away..... Otherwise they will continue what they are doing now.....
Thank goodness you stepped up. I am not bothered by the great ignorance of the commenters [excepting those who merely posed questions], because even the last International study panel about this - where many many causation ideas were floated, considered and debated without these field experts and scholars reaching any definitive conclusions. And that was a large group of scientists, marine biologists, ichthyologists (yes, I know, they are mammals) and animal behaviouristist, zoologists, etc - so why would RU-vid commenters be any better informed than the experts? What does astound me is that only a few of the commenters have read about, or done any previous investigating of, this phenomenon BEFORE announcing with DEFINITE CERTAINTY. that they know what is in the Orca's mind. There is a hysterical thread above, where many many people announced their own individual interpretation ot the Orca's behavior as an absolutely fact. Funniest thread on youtube. As to Jay C - I am personally a big fan of the snarky retort and have spewed quite a few myself. But you wasted a really well-crafted joke on the wrong target so it didn't work, the guy did know what he was talking about. But keep that joke at the front of your quiver, it was so good I'd like to see it again someday.
We have different ideas about what constitutes an attack. I have been surrounded by them here in BC and I know how intimidating they are but they look like kids with a toy to me. They could hole a yacht in one go if they wanted.
I am inn Sooke B.C. and have had them go under my boat without touching the downrigger wires or the 4 fishing lines.Makes my knees knock though!!! The downrigger wires hum and maybe they want to investigate that.
Nibor, you said it. Those Orcas could have made a real mess. Looks like play time. I've seen up close the Southern Resident pods in the San Juan Islands in Washington State USA. They could dismantle a sailboat in nothing flat.
It's a warning: "We'll injure your boat now go home and tell the other humans what we can do if don't stay off our turf. We've been polite so far but we have our limits and y'all are being greedy even for predators and we know how to destroy you but we'll let you get home and warn the others what happens."
You call that an attack? They were playing with your boat, teaching the offspring how to hunt. Watch a real attack on a whale or a shark, then tell me they were attacking your boat.
We have, that’s why their behavior is so curious. They have been attacking boats off the Spanish coast the same way they would try to exhaust and immobilize a large whale.
I've heard the whales are getting hungry because of the over fishing of tuna. They connect the boats to the reason why the fish stocks are going down. For anyone who cares about the fish stocks visit 'Sea spiracy' or 'the Cove' and begin to take against those responsible for the over fishing of the oceans.
@D R overfishing is caused by a system that allows trawlers to catch fish, scrapeing the ocean with huge nets, throwing "now dead" fish back into the sea if they're too small and if they've over fished they're allowed quota. It's the barbaric actions of the fishing industry and ridiculous regulations decided by those in suits who are driven by profit, this is what is causing the biggest problem, not the population. Think about how much is thrown away by supermarkets. But constantly we're told it's overpopulation with no questioning of how our food production is managed, and by what means. It's time to listen to the indigenous people of the earth - the shamans, the Hopi people, the aborigines - those who understand nature. 🌲🌳🌲🌳
Geez oh that’s a crazy picture and had to be just freaking horrifying to be on the boat when they’re messing with it. Just curious how you know they’re mad and not just curious or just messing with the boat not realizing the damage they’re doing? I’ve seen a few of your videos and it does seem like they tend to go after your boats don’t they? Boy that just seems like one scary experience
I've read they may do this because of food competition with us hoomans, respectively fisherman. This pack is also pretty stressed from the ship traffic around Gibraltar. There's a research group, Iberian Orca, who have made a codex for boat owner in the region so they can ship confident their boats there while not stressing the Orca population.
This has been happening to boats off the Spanish coast quite a bit recently, hasn't it? Are there any theories? I'm certain boats have been traversing that coastline for a very long time without the extra orca attention. So, what has changed?
I've heard the whales are getting hungry because of the over fishing of tuna. They connect the boats to the reason why the food stocks are going down. For anyone who cares about the fish stocks visit 'Sea spiracy' or 'the Cove' and begin to take against those responsible for the over fishing of the oceans.
@@JohnnygSawyer I was kind of wondering if one time a pod played with a boat, decided it was all great fun, told their other podmates about it, and now they all seek out boats to "play" with. It's just a thought. 🤷♀️
The rudder in that photograph was shredded. I have heard of this happening to other yachts as well. Are there any statements from oceanographic institutions as to why this occurs?
First they called them the Gladys, there is a detailed BBC article about this. A group of 3 young orcas. Apparently always the same individuals, although they have a new, younger one with them this year. Maybe they get used to prey on thunas caught with by fishing boats, at least one of them has deep scars on his head, maybe a propeller cut him while he was playing/attacking a rudder. Some boats had to be evacuated, this one got away but rudders were nearly both removed : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KZnx-p3s6iE.html Edit : there are other reports near Gibraltar of much larger groups with the same behaviour... the 1st idea was that they are rogue individuals, like a group a teenagers testing or attacking people... maybe expelled or left their group for that reason (Gladys hypothesis). Other possibility : most orcas also kill whales, they start by biting their fins so that they can not move, then they eat them. This is quite similar to the orcas biting rudders and keels, but sailboats don't bleed nor taste good, so it doesn't trigger more violent attacks...
@@smartcatcollarproject5699 I wonder do Orcas need to be triggered to more violence, if food was the goal I find it hard to believe they would not figure out how to get the occupant's of a sailboat into the water if they wanted them there. Pretty much the same attacks with the same results in each case with no food for the orcas tells me, its not about dinner. Perhaps its training, or revenge on the type of boat that hurt it in the past, or maybe just for fun. Fascinating to watch, you probably don't want to be in one of those boats though :) certainly pay for the repairs.
@@alexandermathar7780 - These Orcas are deliberately attacking boats, over 60 reported, for reasons that have scientists baffled. This is absolutely deliberate and they have been involved in sustained attacks that last over an hour. Google it. Spain even banned smaller boats off Galicia as they fear it was only a matter of time before they sink one.
Something is certainly going on in that area. So many boats have been attacked & their rudders damaged. I wouldn't be surprised to find some sonic underwater military testing out there causing them to behave this way.
What I see is a paid delivery encountering a risk of the job. I also see what orcas might consider "Killer Humans" not following the latest information about these encounters, based on footage you show of speaking loudly and holding a phone camera over the side. Cetaceans making a recovery in their waters since ancient times don't deserve the labeling in your headline and speaking, in my view. (Three-years in the Mediterranean, full-time liveaboard sailor since 2016.)
What on earth do u think this animals are curious for.....because they are constantly trying to learn how to hunt new stuff....if a predator isn't cautious with other predators it's trying to learn how to hunt them..... all wild animals want to do is feed fight and mate playing is what the young do to learn..... a curious predator is generally looking for food or sex and people are only good for 1 of these activities.....how do u think they learned to hunt so many different animals most of which aren't even in the water....with curiosity.....so they are doing the same to a seal on an ice sheet what are they doing.....
@@johnwilson8234 Humans are animals too, but i dont see you attack dogs, cats, birds or anything just because you can. Dont forget that Orcas are one of the only 10 self-aware creatures on our beautiful planet, right besides us humans. Orca is intelligent and can think with its head and not their stomach only. There is no scenario in which Orca would eat a human. Kill, yes. Eat, no! So you may get killed by Orca if you threaten them or attack them but you certainly wont get yourself killed if you're simply there minding your own business. OF COURSE its best NOT to approach a wildlife but if you fall into the ocean with Orcas nearby by accident and you cant swim, you'd probably get a 20 tons friend carrying you on their back. Like any dolphin would probably do What you said makes sense but its just a rough logic that simply doesnt apply here. Orcas are APEX, apex predatos dont have to be cautious, they know they're apex, they know they're the beast of the ocean, they can feast any time they want, on anything they want, they dont go around hungry, ever. It's just the self-awareness talking in you, you feel threatened as soon as you spot something that can get you easily with no effort. Orcas have that same self-awareness, they are very well aware of what humans are capable of. You should give other animals more credit. Nothing of what i said are my words, those are facts confirmed by educated people who spend most of their time and money on wild life reasearch.
@@epicscores8421 orca are cations around humans because we are the most dangerous animal on the planet.... the experts who study them know this .... the idea that everything is on the menu except humans is daft they eat other dolphins..... all smart predators are cautious of each other you clearly know very little about animal behaviour its my profession and people do eat cats dogs and birds.....and some people like fishermen still throw dynamite at orca to stop them taking their catch so how could you call this animal smart if it hasn't got the sense to fear humans like we are scared of other predators
This has been a recent phenomena off the cost of Spain and Portugal. In light of recent multi reports, in the same general area, it is believed to be the same pad of Killer Wales!
Disabling is not attacking? F that, I'd be carrying bear spray next time and squirting their blow holes. Every see the damage they cause they're actually biting off chunks of the rudder. As the skipper said they could be left adrift. Or worse if the stern tube gets damaged badly it could sink the boat.
people are saying that fisherman are shooting with guns at orcas in the season of blue fin tunas. years a go it was a common practice! close eyes to this situation please.
'We used to take a deck brush and scrub them with it. They either liked it or they didn't and left'. That is what somebody said on another video like this. I don't know if that's true or not.. I know banging on pans near the hull will get them to leave.. they dont like that. Orcas bumping you is a real scary thing that most people can't fathom. Although no orcas have ever attacked a human in the wild, allegedly, they are menacing looking.
I think the advice of turning everything off and waiting adrift until they leave is incorrect. I've read some thoughts from an Orca 'Expert' and he stated that they are known to enjoy the feeling of the propellers turning as it creates bubbles that they like to swim through. Turn the engine on and get moving as quick as possible, or wait for them to possibly sink your yacht!
Not an “attack”. Inquisitive, curious, playing and learning activity exhibited by whales. Actually common play I’ve seen many times. Not 1 human has ever been injured in history by this type of activity. People overreact and dramatize.
So curious what happened to this pod that they’re now attacking sailboats. They’ve been in the area for over a year now. Passed by the strait in May but missed them. Will deliver a yacht from Exmouth to Lanzarote in September...and I’ll have a reggae playlist to appease them should we run into them. Surely Three Little Birds will mellow them out :D
Hi, we will be crossing the strait in two weeks. Could you please clarify if all the attacks were in the same area and when they happen. What do you think about sail 20 or 30 miles away from land? Thanks.
Some fishermen probably attacked and injured or killed some of the Orcas and now they consider all sailboats as their enemies. As the scientists came to the conclusion it's a "learned behavior". Why in the long past they were not hostile?
We had no sign or advanced warning last encounter until they were alongside the boat.We had 2 manuel downriggers down with 4 lines attached to them.One of them dove under the boat and up on the other side all in a matter of a few seconds.We did not have 10min needed to remove the gear if we had seen the need to. The Orca that went under us touched nothing.10 years later we do not see them so often because of lack of fish. ( Did I mention my knees were knocking???) CHEERS from SOOKE
Maybe they target yachts with 'stand alone' rudders because they remind orcas of fins on other whales? I have read reports that orcas turn upside-down just before attacking rudders, if you imagine looking at a yacht upside-down (below the waterline) it would certainly give orcas this impression?, maybe it just p-ss-s them off! Have keel-hung rudders also been attacked ?
They’re so incredibly intelligent, could it be that they realized THEY themselves could take control of the boat, play around? Maybe it sounds terrifying and seems like it because of the nature of them being so so big & powerful ??
That was NOT an attack. They are curious creatures, and if they were trying to ATTACK you, you wouldn't be telling us this story right now. You should change the title of this!!!
They are not attacking but playing, you can see them often showing their belly, which is a sign of trust, an attack would also be a lot more organized, they never attacked humans in the wild and at first I was worried when I heard they were "attacking" sailboats but seeing this footage I can easily say that it's not meant to be aggressive. Shame of the rudder though xD
WRONG! Look at the migrant flotillas right in the area, coming ashore from Africa. Calling a Sea World orca feeding, and God is the only paying customer.
The killer whales have learned to attack sailboats by attacking the steering, they need to be taught that sailboats and catamarans are dangerous, a good harpoon and they will get the message that you should not approach the boats.
@@RiverWoods111 You realize that if nothing is done, they will continue to play and one day they will sink a ship. And if they get mad, let them get mad, let them eat their mother's rudder.
i wouldnt call that an attack... they are naturally inquisitive creatures, and you're in their territory. its a blessing from nature to be accompanied by a pod of whales on your journey, unless you're in a tiny life boat or on a surf board i suppose.
@@danmurphy1994 I am an EHS , something has crashed me after a year of worsening unexplaind and unusual symptoms following rollout to the point of now not able to be anywhere near wifi ,mobiles, smart meters , bluetooth etc without immence pain and my fight or flight kicks in. Within around 10 mins I become intolerant , completely out of character. The physical effects are equally disturbing and severe . So yes I have wondered.
@@peacedreamerable there was a documentary on Netflix at one time called "WIFI Refugees" and those people suffered with similar symptoms. They have to live away from the technology now. I'm so sorry you're having to go through such hardship.
About a month ago another Amel had the same issue with two rudders damaged. My guess is that they are training the offsprings how to hunt whales and go for their fins (rudders in this case)
something about the keel or rudder seems to spark these encounters. killer whales have never attacked a human in the wild and i think its because they recognize intelligent beings. that can fight back.
Carbon Fiber won't work it's not much different from fiberglass in the end of the day structure wise. Our rudder is industrial grade (acid proof) stainless steel
A very intelligent animal...perhaps they're becoming aggressive in response to human actions taken by some people against them (fisherman who see them as competition ? jerks harassing, shooting them from boats ? etc)
It looked as if they were playing with the boat and curious. I wasn't there, but presume the Orcas could have capcized the boat if they had bad intentions. Just a thought. I
It's amazing all the angry comments arguing over the semantics of whether it was an "attack" or "playing". I'm leaning towards training/playing of the adult Orca with the juveniles considering that, as others have said, an adult Orca could have easily destroyed that sailboat if it wanted to, but that doesn't change the fact that they caused significant damage to the boat that had the potential to leave them unable to maintain a course and susceptible to either being stranded or brought by currents into shallow dangerous waters where they could have suffered catastrophic damage to the hull. I am certainly not advocating hurting or killing the Orcas, but there has to be some type of non-lethal deterrent to keep them away from the boat, maybe a type of submersible sonic device that would be irritating to them, but not cause permanent damage. To the Halcyon Yachts crew, I'm glad you all made it through the encounter unscathed...now your boat, that's a different story. 😉
Oh.Anything you say that could be used as a deterant from damaging your bost.Someone is going to say its cruel.🤷♂️ Those orca are smarter than they are.🤭
@Edwin Blenkinsopp Having had an interaction myself recently, I'm going to disconnect when sailing through the region and would be interested in collecting other's experiences if they were to try the same.
watch a pod of orcas hunting a blue whale (33m for the blue what and 16.2m for this sailing vessel), THEN try to tell me this is an attack.... you still had a functional rudder after the "attack", you think the orca just has weak jaws? You didn't get lucky, they chose to leave you be....
Maybe they are just scratching them self against the rudders and teaching the young,why has no one bother to put a camera on the rudder if it happens regular.
There seems to be a common scheme to all of theese attacks. That is, they allways bite of chunks of the rudder. In my opinion they are hunting. Why? Because just recentley somebody described how orcas hunted a beluga whale. And what they did is, that at first they would bite of the two of his breast fins (don`t know how you call them, but you get the picture). The two fins right and left at the breast. And after that they would proceed with the real kill. I assume that one could look at the boat from underneath and consider the rudder being a fin. And from the orcas point of view it makes sense to first bite of this "fin"! So after looking through a lot of this footage of orcas attacking boats it seems to be a fair guess that they really are hunting those boats like they would be hunting a whale! What are your thoughts.
