Two sailors rescued after ‘cool, calm and collected’ orcas ram yacht
Volker Deeke, Professor of Wildlife Protection Protection of Cumbria University, said, for an unknown reason, the killer whales have developed a passion to break their sailboat boots and once they succeeded, they leave the boat alone. ” He said Telegram Events should not be seen as attacks.
“During the interactions, animals were collected without symptoms of behavioral aggression, such as cool, calm and jump or voice.”
However, he said that events similar to those seen around the Iberian Peninsula may “be excluded” in the future of British waters.
“The British sailors who spend Hotspots should definitely recognize themselves in guidance. The same guide also applies to sailors who encounter the killer whales in Cornish waters.”
The guidance given to the sailors in the Gibraltar Strait involves stopping the boat engine and immediately lowering the sails, closing autopilot and echo sirens and not making loud sounds to scare them.
Other recommendations are to stay in shallow waters of about 20 meters depth when Orcas does not like to avoid hot spots in the first place and most importantly.
Director of Loro Parque Foundation Dr Javier Almunia Telegram: “Behavior decreased by about 90 percent in the Gibraltar Strait, following the suggestions of Spanish authorities.”
Spain suggests that the boats do not stop, and instead of reaching full speed towards shallow waters, which makes it difficult for Orcas to confuse the rudder.
Dr Almunia said that if the interaction in the Basque country is approved, it can be explained by the same animals moving around the Iberian Peninsula ”.
“So far, in the summer months, there is no evidence of different capsules to visitors by learning this behavior in the summer,” he said.
Orcas surfs after a fisherman boat on the Loreto coast in Baja, Mexico.Credit: Loreto Cast N ‘Reel Charters
“There is no evidence of the behaviors that continue to a different compartment or transfer.”
Marine biologists believe that whales can attack the boredom. Other theories are that whales exhibit regional, defensive or fun behavior.
It was also suggested that a woman named White Gladis taught the boats to attack the boats after traumatized the gangs of Apex Predators by collision with a boat or stuck in illegal fish networks.
The first reports of the aggressive Orcas on the Iberian coast began in May 2020. In September of that year, the Spanish officials forbade the boats from sailing from the northwest end of the country after 29 orca attacks were recorded. At least six ships have been dipped since 2021, including two last year.
Orcas targets boats in the Strait of Gibraltar.
Two crew members, in May 2024, by Iberian Orcas repeatedly collided again in the Strait of Gibraltar, in May 2024 was not damaged.
In July, British Yacht Bonhomme William sank in the Gibraltar Strait after being attacked at night. All three of them were rescued.
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In August 2023, two consecutive attacks were the first collision incidents including Orcas reported in the waters in the Basque country.
A compartment of about five ORCAS hit a sailboat rudder and body about 20 miles north of Zumaia without causing major damage, and followed an incident that included a French Trimaran traveling about 18 miles north of Ondarroa. Both boats needed only small repairs.
The Telegraph, London
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