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Orcas sink yacht off the coast of Spain: Passengers suffer harrowing 45 minute attack by a pod of killer whales

A GROUP of wild orcas have sunk a yacht in the straits of Gibraltar after a harrowing 45 minute attack. The incident occurred last Tuesday, October 31, after the pod of killer

7 Nov, 2023 @ 15:30

Andalucia·Gibraltar·Lead·Nature

Dramatic killer whale encounter: German Sailboat suffers damaged rudder and water leak in Orca Attack off Spanish coast

NUMEROUS orca interactions, ranging in severity, are reported monthly along the coast of Spain, with nearly 20 incidents occurring off the northwestern coast since mid-August. Occasionally, these encounters are dramatic but non-threatening,

15 Sep, 2023 @ 08:00

Animals·Environment·Lead

VIDEO: Sailing boat owners caught shooting at killer whales at the Strait of Gibraltar

A NUMBER of people in a sailing boat have been caught shooting at killer whales at the Strait of Gibraltar. Disgraceful footage shows the boat owners firing several shots at a pod

18 Aug, 2023 @ 19:24

Andalucia·Environment·Gibraltar·Lead

New killer whale incident as sail boat is damaged off coast of Spain's Andalucia

WATCH: Killer whale’s surprise appearance near beach in Spain’s Huelva gives swimmers a scare

A KILLER whale has been spotted swimming around a crowded beach in La Antilla, Huelva, terrifying some beachgoers, while others calmly continued in the water. In numerous videos shared on social networks

12 Jul, 2023 @ 08:00

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‘If they had wanted to sink us, I would have been swimming home’: Captain of orca attack yacht dismisses revenge theory

A SPATE of orca attacks on yachts entering the Strait of Gibraltar has sparked fierce debate and wild theories about what is behind it. Researchers have theorised that they might be orchestrated

6 Jun, 2023 @ 17:15

Andalucia·Gibraltar·Lead

Killer whales in Strait of Gibraltar to be monitored with GPS trackers to avoid collisions with sailboats

KILLER whales are being tagged with GPS trackers with the aim of monitoring their position and reducing interaction with vessels. One of the approximately sixty orcas that live in Spanish waters, especially

5 Jun, 2023 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Environment·Gibraltar·Lead

Ministerio de Transportes, Movilidad y Agenda Urbana

Yachts banned from stretch of coast in southern Spain after recent spate of killer whale attacks

SPAIN has once again ordered small vessels to avoid sailing in a stretch of coast that is being terrorised by a rogue pod of killer whales. The Ministry of transport has put

9 Aug, 2021 @ 17:00

Cadiz·Environment·Lead

Boats off Spain’s Cadiz damaged in killer whale encounters

MARITIME Rescue services in Cadiz have had to assist three different boats in three different incidents off the Barbate coast in Cadiz after a pod of killer whales damaged the vessels. The

8 Aug, 2021 @ 10:30

Cadiz·Lead·Other News

Killer whales under threat with high poisonous chemical levels in the Straits of Gibraltar

Zoologists are now calling for tougher regulations for those found to be disposing of man-made PCBs into the seas

30 Jan, 2016 @ 09:08

Environment·Gibraltar·Lead