ORCAS ATTACK SAILBOAT

A British couple, sailing on a 46-foot yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar (between Spain and Morocco) were attacked by a pod of killer whales. Janet Morris and Stephen Bidwell, of Cambridge, were enjoying the second day of a week-long sailing cruise when they felt a banging on the hull. Video of the incident shows the aggressive pod repeatedly swimming into the hull and rudder of the 46-foot yacht. The attack went on for an hour. The couple and the crew struggled to keep the whales at bay while also battling blustery winds and high swells. The orcas ultimately gave up the chase after about an hour, but the crew decided to return to shore because the boat’s steering was failing. On their return to port, they saw that the whales had taken chunks out of the rudder.
* Moby-Shamu.
* What was the problem? Were they sailing slow in the passing lane?
* Maybe the whales have just discovered the concept of “bathtub toys.”
* And here Sea World is working to return even more of these horrible death machines back into the ocean.
* Just one of the many reasons I haven’t bought a yacht.