Posted on 07/28/2024 12:28:05 PM PDT by george76
Orcas relentlessly battered a yacht in a “terrifying” two-hour attack that didn’t end until the $128,680 vessel sunk to the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea.
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they were not playing at all, they knew exactly what they were doing. They knew the weak points of the boat, and they knew how to sink it...
“Their sole intention was to sink the boat
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The five orcas circled the 39-foot sailing boat and took turns smashing it to bits .. in a coordinated assault Powell compared to the carnage of wolves.
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The pod of five first focused on the rudder, rendering the sailboat unable to steer after about 15 hits.
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“They were circling. It was like watching wolves hunt,
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Though they were just two miles off the coast of Spain — and the crew radioed for help as soon as the attack began — it took two hours before help arrived.
A Spanish salvage vessel fortunately helped them abandon the stricken ship, minutes before it sunk 130 feet below the Mediterranean’s surface.
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he tried everything from dropping firecrackers in the water and turning off the engine to deter the attack, but the pod was determined.
“It was a very long attack, and it was really the violence of the attack that surprised me
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the same group responsible for terrorizing other skippers in European waters in recent years.
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In May, a pack of killer whales sank a 50-foot yacht in Moroccan waters after repeatedly slamming into the vessel.
Orcas also interfered with a sailing race last year
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“It’s only a matter of time before someone shoots one of these killer whales
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The fight between man and beast is going to get worse. Luckily none of us were in the water or got hurt.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Whales dolphins and porpoises are from the same order (Cetartiodactyla) but not the same family.
The name "killer whales" has nothing to do with a failure to recognize they're actually dolphins, it has to do with the fact that THEY KILL WHALES. They gang up on card-carrying whales and work in teams biting them by the pectoral fins and holding them underwater until they drown.
“https://www.britannica.com/topic/Essex-whaling-ship“
Good book about a sprem whale that attacks a whaling ship. The inspiration for Moby Dick.
A ‘’bang stick’’, a long metal pole fixed with a shotgun shell and a primer pin loaded with double O buck or slugs would fix the problem.
“I looked and behold, a pale horse and the name that sat on Him was Death and Hell followed with him....
I don’t know. Not a whaleologist.
I know how they’d react to being sprayed with 7.62x51mm though.
Orcas are like goats in that they enjoy headbutting for a variety of reasons. And they like and need lots of practice (look it up).
When orcas do engage in headbutting, it typically serves specific purposes such as hunting, social interaction, or establishing dominance. Young orcas practice headbutting to prepare them for adult life (just like baby goats).
Fiberglass sailboats make perfect targets for headbutting practice. And if those nice, not-too-hard, not-too-soft sailboats try to sail away, the orcas simply destroy the rudders.
And like most sea mammals, orcas love to chat with their friends about their new hobbies.
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