Sep 17, 2025 · This visual guide explains the interactions that orcas, also known as killer whales, are having with ships and why scientists think it's happening.

Thirty killer whales viciously attacked a Dutch family's yacht off Portugal's coast, just several weeks after a similar attack involving orcas. According to the Independent, the incident happened ...

Orcas are large, powerful aquatic apex predators. There have been incidents where orcas were perceived to attack humans in the wild, but such attacks are less common than those by captive …

Aug 3, 2025 · The attacks and subsequent deaths that orcas have caused have taken place when killer whales have been taken into captivity and kept in small tanks, where they become stressed.

Jul 24, 2025 · Orcas have been causing problems for years in the Strait of Gibraltar and around the Iberian coast, but these attacks have intensified and spread in recent years.

Sep 15, 2025 · Two sailing crews were rescued Saturday after orcas attacked their boats off the coast of Portugal, near Lisbon, Portuguese authorities said. The recent confrontations at sea are the latest in...

Nov 10, 2024 · Could the 'attacks' be motivated by revenge? Perhaps it has to do with an orca named White Gladis, writes The Guardian. Researchers believe that she may have experienced something …

Apr 1, 2025 · In a trend – dubbed "orca wars" by some on social media – a population of orcas has recently been smashing into boats off the coast of Portugal and near the Strait of Gibraltar at a rate …

Have rogue orcas really been attacking boats in the Atlantic? In the past six months there have been at least 40 reported incidents involving orcas off the coasts of Spain and Portugal.

Aug 27, 2024 · It is the latest in a string of attacks by pods of orcas swimming around the Iberian Peninsula. While the sailboat, the Amidala, did not sink, pods of orcas have sunk several vessels in...