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Last week we reported that there had been a series of killer whale attacks on sailboats along the coast of Spain and Portugal. Witnesses claimed that the attacks felt “totally orchestrated” by the whales.

In one instance, a 46-foot delivery boat was surrounded by nine orcas off Cape Trafalgar in Spain.

Velero Urki I informó a las 3.07h que estaba siendo atacado por un grupo de orcas; le rompieron el timón y solicitó remolque. Procedía de Finisterre con destino a Gijón con 2 tripulantes españoles. Se movilizó la LS Langosteira de #CruzRoja que lo remolcó hasta Cedeira pic.twitter.com/2lKKQMOQd5
— SALVAMENTO MARÍTIMO (@salvamentogob) September 14, 2020

Otro vídeo del ataque de las orcas al Urki I #SeguridadNáutica pic.twitter.com/unWxcr894j
— SALVAMENTO MARÍTIMO (@salvamentogob) September 14, 2020

The whales, that can weight up to six tons, rammed the boat continuously for one hour, causing it to spin 180 degrees and the engine to shut down, according to crew member Victoria Morris

We now have more footage showing a pod of killer whales menacing a sailboat off the coast of northern Spain. As you watch the video keep in mind that killer whales are the apex hunters in the ocean and terrify even great white sharks whose livers they apparently love to rip out and feast upon. There are no known instances of killer whales attacking humans in the wild. Scientists remain puzzled by these recent “attacks” by the wales on boats.

The killer whale has unseated the great white shark as the ocean's most feared predator, study finds https://t.co/WLdRC3HRRL pic.twitter.com/wJSAGST0Dj
— Ottawa Citizen (@OttawaCitizen) September 19, 2020

VIDEO: Pod of Killer Whales Menace Sailboat

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