The headlines certainly make a splash. “Killer whale is TEACHING other orcas to attack yachts,” screamed one. “Revenge, or just a coincidence? Orca ‘supervising’ other killer whales to sink yachts off Gibraltar,” trembled another. And the photographs – and video footage – in the news articles are dramatic enough to match.
Taken from the deck of a 44ft yacht sailing in the Strait of Gibraltar earlier this month, they clearly show a group of orcas interacting with the boat, and according to those on board, slamming into the hull, causing thousands of pounds worth of damage.
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“It’s an experience I will never forget,” said Stephen Bidwell, a 58-year-old photographer from Cambridge, who was on board the yacht with his partner, Janet Morris. “[It] left us in awe of nature and her power.”
Read more: The Telegraph
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