Orcas ram and severely damage another boat. But a sailor onboard says stop 'demonizing' the 'beautiful creatures.'
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A pod of orcas rammed into a yacht, destroying the rudder and piercing the hull. The crew made a Mayday call when the boat filled with water.
A pod of orcas rammed a yacht off the Spanish coast, destroying the rudder and piercing the hull.
The crew was forced to make a Mayday call for assistance when the boat began to fill with water.
Sailor April Boyes wrote that everyone is "safe" and urged people not to "demonize" killer whales.
Earlier this week, a pod of orcas rammed into the Mustique, destroying the yacht's rudder and piercing the hull. Reuters reported the crew later called Spanish authorities for assistance, a spokesman for the maritime rescue service said.
Boyes urged that more research into the "beautiful creatures" needs to be done, especially as the attacks are increasingly common.
According to GTOA, a research group that tracks populations of the Iberian orca subspecies, at least 20 interactions in the Strait of Gibraltar have been recorded this month, per Reuters. Last year, 207 interactions were reported, GTOA data showed.
Other experts, however, believe the encounters with the highly-social creatures may just be "playful."
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