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Wed Sep 17, 2025, 07:10 PM Sep 17

Two boats have been attacked by a pod of orcas off the coast of Portugal.

https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/orcas-attack-two-boats-sinking-one/XCXZXD22ZJB47PDHZODOGCO3PE/

A video of the marine mammals hitting a yacht was captured. The attack disabled the boat’s rudder and damaged the hull, sinking the vessel, The Times reported.

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A video of the marine mammals hitting a yacht was captured. The attack disabled the boat’s rudder and damaged the hull, sinking the vessel, The Times reported.

"I saw the sailboat moving erratically. Then I realized it was being attacked by an orca,” dolphin-watching tour skipper João Filipe told Notícias ao Minuto newspaper.

He said it was a quick attack, lasting only about two minutes, and only two or three hits. In about an hour, the boat had sunk near Caparica. Four people on board needed rescuing.

A second boat, a sailboat, was hit by orcas near Fonte de Telha. It also had a broken rudder, but was able to stay afloat and was towed to a port.

Five people were on board that boat.

No one was hurt in either attack, CBS News reported.

(It looks to me like the young Orcas found a new game to play)
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