Killer whales (Orcas) damage 36ft sailboat near Gibraltar (06.2021) 

Classic post Sir 😉👍

I said the same thing then I saw your text and laughed....lol 😆 🤣 😂

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@@southmoreconlin3757 thanks for the English lesson..

No use your brain!

Perfection

That comment is stolen goods

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So I guess you will see yourself out.😂🤣😂🤣

They're buttery

Its a Pole, get a pair of glasses if you cant see a Polish flag on the boat

A bit of racism buddy?

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I believe that’s what there doing. There barging at the boat for someone to fall in so they can dine on them. Scary stuff from such intelligent animals

What a load of krap they don't hunt humans

@@jayslater3166 I forget the Peace Treaty between man and beast.... Lol!

Never been a recorded attack or killing by a wild killer whale,,,lots reports of fishermen and hunters feeding them …there probably curious it’s a big sea can’t be often you see anything out there

@@michael89267 the stupidest comment yet

I think she was trying to video it tbf 😂😂

She was looking for orca videos

Yes. And in a related theory the orcas equate the boats with the boats that are overfishing and taking their food supply. They’re very intelligent members of the dolphin family.

I think it s more like a training , after all they are killer wales and if you look at a sailing boat from below it kind of looks like a wale . When they chase wales they bumb them from side to side and bite their fins much like those boat encounter .

I think they just like to play and practice hunting going for fish etc. They often follow boats for the same reason but here they chomped on the rudder

The resident orca pods in southern British Columbia are also suffering from not having enough Chinook salmon which is their main diet. As well as excessive noise pollution from boat and freighter traffic through the strait of Juan da Fuca

In one video, the boat was attacked by a dozen Orcas, the attack went on for hours. Man radioed for help to the coastguard, response was - Turn off the engine and any noisemakers on the boat. They did! Half an hour later, the Orcas left!

Yeah especially the women just sitting on her phone lol “I’m sure these guys will figure it out, I just have to post this video on IG but the service is horrible out here”

Their silence is not of calm…

Only we don't know what and why they are doing.

@@Yetiiii That are using rudders and keels as a makeshift backscratch.

@@Yetiiii They want to eat the things crawling on it

@@Greg042869 No, they don't.

@@Yetiiii You're probably right. You could probably jump in and play with them.

Our crew was fine, other boat was capsized in the area, but we heard that there were no victims

@@dodiezresibemol Thank you for the update Stefan...Good to hear all safe...🙏👍

@@dodiezresibemol I apologize if this is a stupid question,.. did you require rescue? (unless perhaps - backup emergency tiller?). On a side note, I know all the loud tactics suggested here would make me worry about trading these methodically destructive animals for enraged tons of pure muscle, unless of course so advised by experts. I appreciate your patience with our back-seat couchthoughts and for sharing this scary experience.]

@@heidikickhouse- We fitted the emergency tiller and sailed to Gibraltar for the next hours. Luckily, the rudder itself did not break until we reached the port (but as you can see in the photos at the end of the video, the whole steering mechanism was ruined). What we only knew from theory... emergency tiller, turned into reality :) On the same day another not so lucky saiboat required towing from the coast guard.

@@dodiezresibemol are you sure about boat capsized??? Never heard about it...what boat size? Sailing boat? Was you very close to Gilbratar? In the Mediterranean side? We also were attacked but close to Barbates.

Imagine what they will do when you are in the rescue boat. 😲😲😲

They simply wanted to play and when the humans refused, the Orcas became upset.

@@gregj831 they play like a cat with a mouse but if the mouse can deliver a huge electric shock...

Straight up missed the opportunity to up the views!!

Would definitely be interesting,I would say 50/50

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Be great to find out ,,I’m sure they have had many opportunities to snack on humans in the past

Yeah I keep reading that they haven’t killed humans before but I think that’s BS. They are the apex predator of the sea and are very smart. Let’s be honest, we have abused them and hunted them so why wouldn’t they want revenge.

Or were injured by them

They will batter your plastic hull until it cracks open like an egg and you will sink and die.

Interesting theory have you tried it?

Nice theory!

@@martynrandall7652 A couple of weeks ago a Portuguese guy in a 50ft cat claimed that's what he did and it worked for them.

Are they playing? Begging for fish to be tossed over from experience with fishing boats?

Others have shut them off. Makes no difference. They attack boats without depth finders just as often.

depthfinder atopen sea? there are 1 kilometerdepth

@@alfonsgrizzly5558 depthfinders are on continuously on sailboats unlike the Garmin GPS which you can be manual shut.

As I have said in other comments: weather was good and calm (I don't think that anything could have capsized an 8m boat on that day). The radio announcement that you can hear in the video was in a 2 mile radius from our incident location, half an hour later. So we assumed that it was also an orca incident. Rumours in the port also stated so... but we never heard the final official information. Maybe you can ask for the official info at the Spanish Coast Guard/Cadiz port authorities

The sad thing is just, why was there such a small boat even in this waters? The Portuguese and Spanish coast guard as also the government announced already end of 2020 that all sailing boats smaller than 35ft have to avoid these waters. I’m sorry to say it that blunt, if they can’t listen they have to deal with the consequences easy as that. The attacks are ongoing since 2018, so everyone should know about it till now, if people can’t listen… I wouldn’t cross this section of the sea in a smaller boat that 40ft…

New movie Planet of the Orcas

smaller than 35ft have to avoid this area (Gulf of Biscaya and Straight of Gibraltar). That’s why I don’t understand that small boats of 8m (26ft) can capsize there? Also the Portuguese and Spanish coast guard announced this prohibition already end of 2020.

Wow. I didn’t know that.

No they are actually ripping the rudders off the sailboats and they have been successful at sinking some of the boats. This is not play.

Drop m4 firecrackers into the water..they will run !!

Indeed, they were teaching a young one who seemed to enjoy the interaction

Exacte, et il ne s'agit que d'un petit groupe, il faudrait régler le problème avant que cette habitude soit prise par d'autres groupes

Issue seems to be similar with sharks attacking humans so wondering if... They are programmed to do that? Please don't tell me I'm crazy even if what I'm saying is not nice here. But what I encounter more and more this situation i become more suspicious that gruop of sharks/orcars/whales have been chipped/controlled by someone else... It is just an hypothesis please do not attacking me but just partecipate into a possibility

Orcas are highly intelligent

I know why. Over fishing. They are fucking pissed they have no fish to eat because we over fish the oceans. They tried to tell us by swimming around wearing salmon as hats.....yes, look it up. they wore fish as hats for us to see. that didn't get the message across....so now it's on to boat warfare. Jump in next time you see them ramming the boat....they will explain it to you.

lmaooo. orcas are even in the mediterranean

There are Orcas all over the globe

Thank you sir! A rather expensive solution for enjoying relaxing sounds (from the repair bill perspective :p). Otherwise, yes, the ocean and those creatures are beautiful!

@@dodiezresibemol i must of missed something in the video. I thought the jv killer Wales were just playing around your boat. Didn't notice the contact with your sailboat. Sorry. The Virginian 🇺🇸

Not sure, but there is a spanish marine biology workgroup on these incidents, maybe ask them. Grupo de trabajo orcas. From what I have seen/heard they actually interact with rudders until they ruin them or make them loose. In our case there were no hull marks, only serious rudder damage

it seems they go after rudders - they also hunt larger wales as a group, by going after the fins. without knowing as im not a researcher, but many times diving around my sailboat, the shape is reminiscent of a whale with fins. me thinking with humans having probably depleted a lot of food sources, sailboats particularly are starting to look like a worthy chew toy that might yield something if you can find a way to kill it. Agree - flash bangs might be worth a try to make these hulls less interesting. like bears, we really like the bears but prefer tehy don't consider us food sources.

@@bophoto I''m thinking the rudders are identity errors! C'mon! They do seem to be intelligent but ANALYTICAL that THIS wld incapacitate a boat with INCAPACITATING HUMAN BOATERS in mind?

Its very rare for orca to injure humans. They will either show a curious interest in human swimmers or just swim away if they are not interested or in the mood to play. Orca certainly do not recognise humans as food. They probably slap smaller propelled boats for various reasons. It could be they don't like some sounds, or they're practicing their pack hunting skills or may be they're just being mischievous.

How about using a paint that reflects light surrounding it so the orcas can’t see the boat as well

Puget sound? orca there are mainly southern resident pods, they eat almost exclusively spring salmon & seem to be pretty mellow when up here too (Salish Sea)

Well there are no seals in Gibraltar so those should be ruled out, one thing thats also missing in Gibraltar nowadays is tuna, the natural food of Orcas living there. Seems the kings of the ocean is looking for new food sourses.

@@jensjansson1993 it's time we start to eat orca's instead of tuna

@@dirkroadking3587 what a ridiculous thing to say.

@@JLjljljljl989 learn to take jokes will you? This is internet.

according to news there are 2 groups of orcas that for around 4 years now are aggressive towards boats in that region. official cause is not known. from what i have read boats are warned and advised to not interact and call coast guard. my guess is some underdeveloped human done something stupid to teach them this behaviour. since it is not only one group somebody was doing this more than once in this region - through investigation of fisherman's from that time and region should be done. it may help to find out how to fix it and prevent irresponsible ppl from leaving basements.

BOTH OF EM ARE IN DREAMLAND

If I am not mistaken this is a very new behavior, the first documented incident was in 2019. There have been over 150 of these attacks on sailboats since and it always happens in spain/france with the same few orca pods involved from what I know. Nobody really knows why.

They're killers,literally. Also they're probably the smartest animal alive,so if something sets them off it can be disastrous situation quick.

Different Orca pods develop what can best be described as different "cultures." This includes different hunting practices, prey choices, and behaviors. Obviously, the Orcas in this area are in the process of developing some new hunting practices. As harsh as it sounds this needs to be discouraged even with extreme prejudice before something very bad happens. In North America, nothing like this is happening. Why are they attacking sailing vessels? This isn't "play." They're probing for food items. This certainly looks like hunting behavior. God help sailors if they figure out how to sink small sailing vessels. And make no mistake they are learning with each encounter. Killer whales are very intelligent.

@@Edmund_Mallory_Hardgrove yet no recorded attack on human by an orca..including many divers and diving tours...why would they now see us as food..

@@Edmund_Mallory_Hardgrove it's not hunting behavior, because there is no food reward after the attack. It's most probably just play. There is a excelent article about it, named "Killer whales are 'attacking' sailboats near Europe's coast. Scientists don't know why". I encorage you to read it, as you may find it enjoyable.

Of course there is...staying home.

It started with only 2 juveniles but it's not fully widespread, with orcas from at least 3 of the 5 different pods in this population involved, including adults.

It seems like a decent advice but i don't think they would care that much. They did not mind banging the hull and rudder so why would they care about an anchor. I would install blades on the rudder, or try going reverse as other people mentioned... but in the end, who knows?

They will soon learn that boats are a source of amusement and fun. Not a good idea.

@@Paul-ou1rx But what they`re already doing is far worse.

That's also what I was thinking. The Orcas simply wanted the humans to come play with them but when the humans refused, the Orcas became upset and trashed the human's keel.

Polluter

@@gregj831 The orcas around Gibraltar is currently starving, their natural food sourse tuna, is almost extint around Gibraltar. These attacks will be more and more common, I belive before the end of 2022, we will have the first sailors succesfully attacked and eaten by Orcas.

That's rotten!

You would be busted, satellites or high flying planes can see what you are doing. It will be reported

Sounds like a good idea to me man.

my thought also for the future

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Maybe people have fed the orcas before? Maybe people think that they are cute and want their company, and that's why the orcas think that it is OK to be around boats, because they're waiting for some good food/snacks?

@@dodiezresibemol done

Fun fact.The 2 most intelligent species on the earth are the ONLY ones that have sex for mere pleasure.😉 1.Humans 2.Dolphins

No

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@@georgecocon3739 Merci. Treaba ciudata e ca au un comportament atipic in zona portugalia-spania, de aproximativ 2 ani si nimeni nu stie cauza, iar incidentele sunt tot mai dese. Mai am de facut la anul o traversare tot pe acolo si ma streseaza ideea... dar poate pana atunci mai aflam ceva. Este cert ca sunt extrem de inteligente si lovesc tintit sistemul de guvernare al barcii

I have heard from Ocean Sailors that the best defense against Orcas is to use of sound bombs ...! However, I'm not sure if it will stop Orcas or maybe make them even more angry.

This actually makes a lot of sense! Is it a rumor or actually some research group discovered this? Thank you!

@@dodiezresibemol Im not sure if it’s actually being researched officially, and I can’t remember the source I heard the story from, but it does seem to check a lot of the boxes!

@@davidcaskie6680 Now the question is: Should I take a bucket of fish next time and support their cunning blackmail? Or throw some firecrackers? :))

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ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-U3u1VkTbWtw.html Since you are making a documentary i would suggest to watch this video in order to understand better ORCAS