Killer whale warning to Brit sailors after yachts rammed by orcas | UK | News
British sailors were given an urgent warning about the threat of being attacked by the murderer whales after an attack on a yacht on the coast of Spain.
When experts recommend urgently, the captains should cut their engines immediately.
The two sailors released a call for a desperate Mayday shorter on Monday, when their ships were attacked by Azurea from Orcas on the coast of Spain.
The French yacht was exposed to only two sea miles from only two sea miles from the deba at 2 o’clock. Rescue teams, including a 60 -year -old male, described such events as “rare” in such north -Atlantic places.
However, an English university expert refused to reject the possibility of similar attacks in the future.
“The British sailors who have spent Hotspots, who have spent Hotspots, should recognize themselves in guidance. The same guidance is valid for sailors who encounter killer whales,” said Professor Volker Deecke, an academician who specializes in maritime protection and behavioral protection biology at the University of Cumbria.
Expert said that Daily telegram For the sailors in the Gibraltar Strait, this official guide tells them to stop the boat engines and leave the sails immediately to identify Orcas, disabling autopilot and echo, and creating loud sounds to scare animals.
Additional recommendations include the steering wheel in shallow waters with a depth of approximately 20 meters from the known hot spots. At the beginning of this month, wildlife experts confirmed the first opinion of Iber Orcas in Cornish waters.
This expressed concerns that British sailors should be particularly cautious in the waters of the Southwest England.
It is believed that events such as close encounter on Monday after the efforts to remind the sailors to the sailors by the authorities are believed to reduce the Spanish coast.
Loro Parque Foundation Director Dr Javier Almunia, Telegraph told: “Behavior, at least in the Gibraltar Strait, following the suggestions of the Spanish officials decreased by about 90 percent.”
However, it is known that the killer whales approached the ships from the ass and hit the rudder before they stopped the boat after stopping the boat, which is a phenomenon that scientists struggle to fully explain. Some marine biologists believe that whales can attack the boredom.
“During the interactions, animals were cool, calm and gathered without symptoms of aggression, such as jumping or vocalities,” Prof Deecke, who read the killer whales for a master’s degree at Canada University.
