A sailboat captain recounted an unnerving encounter with a pod of killer whales that rammed his vessel off the coast of Spain, severing the boat's rudder. The incident occurred on September 3.
The American captain described how the orcas attacked the boat, leaving it adrift. Details of the encounter, including the specific location within Spanish waters, were not immediately available.
This is not the first reported incident of killer whales interacting aggressively with vessels in the region. Similar events involving orcas ramming and damaging sailboats have been documented in recent years along the Iberian Peninsula.