30 killer whales attack yacht leaving Brit crew fearing for their lives
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
- THE British crew of a luxury yacht feared for their lives as a pod of 30 killer whales attacked them.
The 25ft orcas slammed into the vessel’s hull for two hours - and one swam away with a chunk of the rudder.
The three-strong crew feared they would sink as the five-ton mammals rammed them.
Brit Martin Evans, 45, who lives in Greece, said: “It was an onslaught.”
Nathan Jones, 27, of New Milton, Hants, added: “I began to think: ‘Is this how it all ends?’
“If the boat had sunk we would have been in a life raft surrounded by killer whales. That would have be drastic.”
The crew left Ramsgate, Kent, and were attacked near the Strait of Gibraltar, where the boat is now being fixed.
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British crew of yacht feared for their lives as 30 killer whales attacked them
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There’s always 2 sides to every story. Unfortunately I couldn’t locate the Orcas for their interview.
Three sides to every side. His/Her side, their side & the true side. 🥴
Fisherman shooting them
Of course; they were just "playing". Mean little brats!😔 They could capsize a boat and there is no other way to dice it. People always want to say great whites are the apex predator of the sea, but killer whales kill them. They are a serious threat and I don't understand why people try to excuse their aggressive behavior. They can be quite ruthless!😔☹️
@@peanut9863 The biggest & worse predator is not the Great White or the Orca. Humans are the biggest predators.
@@DavyNelson Are you a predator; Davy? Speak for yourself.
"Orca-strated" 🤣
thats a good one.!!!!!!
🤣🤣
Killer comment 👍
Did anybody watch the video lol the bloke is just quoting the guy in the bideo
Now you know a bit how it feels to be hunted.
Notice they don't show the initial attack? I believe they did something to upset the whales
Fishes dont have feelings tho they dont feel
@@grabe2784 just cuz you don't it doesn't mean they don't
@@grabe2784 orcas aren't fish
They're not really being hunted. Somehow they just really hate the boats. Not all Orcas do this only in some parts of the world
The classic ‘we’re gonna need a bigger boat’ comes to mind.
Init he's trying to get it past the wife 🤣
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water.
That was a shark
Those smart ass orcas will be mess a bigger boat up too!!
Classic misinformation comes to mind when you realize no such attack happened in the video, but a heavy dose of hearsay on what the whales did certainly did. Keep drinking the KoolAid.
That attack was orca-strated
😂
Rofl!
Joke of the week right there.
@@raymondvaughn9723 Thank you,thank you
That's a copypaste comment from another video..was funnier the first time
life on earth getting more and more belligerent
Hardly an attack, more a bit of intimidation.
They hit the boat so hard he lost control of the steering wheel.
They bit off chunks of the rudder as well
@@jakel8627 I wonder though....Seems like he didn't have a strong hand on the wheel at all since he was standing back recording. Perhaps he should have put his camera down and actually used two hands. Storms can also be tough but I don't imagine he'd be recording as he'd be busy trying to keep control. Something seems off here. Maybe the crew made an oops and damaged it and the whales were an easy scapegoat?
This has happened several times over the last couple of years. Possibly, your in there feeding grounds at the wrong time of year and are in a small vessel?
Nope. It's about the rudders hurting Orcas. The basically want to stop your boat so they can swim in peace.
@MelankoliaDE rudders hurt them yet they obliterate the rudder?? Logic doest track bud.
My guess would be that... they're naturally very intelligent animals, hunt in "orcastrated" packs, and use a technique similar this to hunt seals on icebergs, so I think they viewed the boat as potential prey
You’re saying they’re not intelligent enough to avoid a boat rudder in open ocean? 😂
@@kyleconnor2759 Strange thing is, i haven't heard of any catamaran's being targeted? The shape of the vessel maybe?
We are in their home it’s their rules .. wonderful animals
Nah it’s ours. We humans no matter if black white, asian etc. are superior and the whole World belongs to us!!!
Blah blah blah, that's just a bunch of trite gibberish. If you're being attacked by wild animals you have every right to blast em.
@@mathos00 agreed
However you all realize that it was Sun, which is a tabloid magazine. The title is misleading. How are you going to kill Orcas in small boat. A rifle will not work. We are in the open ocean, Hello to any crazy person that believes we can kill anything just because we are in their domain. You all need to get some help mentally. Killer whales in the wild have never hurt any man.
Oooh,you`re tough.
Fishing boats were also attacked off the coast of Portugal.
Orcas are very intelligent animals. They see small boats as a threat their source of food due to over fishing.
They can't be that intelligent, considering this isn't a fishing boat.
Because you understand what the whales are thinking, maybe you could speak with them on behalf of the rest of us. We don't want any trouble with the whales!!!
@@markbass9402 dont mess with orcas!
@@markbass9402 lol then stay out of the fucken water
@@markbass9402 orcas are the biggest member of the dolphin family which is part of the delphinidae which is also part of the family cetacea. So calling orcas whales is not completely correct. Whales are classified in two different families, baleen whales (what we know as whales like blue whales or humpback whales) and toothed whales which leads to delphinidae (dolphins, orcas or porpoises).
If you can’t respect their natural habitat you should consider to stay out of the water. What I still don’t understand, the fact about the orca attacks are known since almost two years now, the Portuguese government and coast guard gave even warnings out (already in August 2020) for boats smaller than 35ft to avoid the Gulf of Biscaya / Strait of Gibraltar but since then you just see the videos popping up (latest from a 31ft SY in November 2021) in UA-cam. Are humans so stupid or just brave?
I’m not even sure if this are really attacks, most report to see 3-4 orcas, most juvenile ones and one or maximum two adult ones. You barely see the leading female and definitely not the rest of the pod. Normally or pod is three to four times the size of what we can see on the surface, so it could be between 12-16 orcas at all. I believe that a pod of orcas, even a big female or male orca could easily sink a sailboat of the size up to 40ft. Orcas can reach a weight of up to 6 tons (the biggest ever caught one was around 7.8 tons) and a length up to 32ft. Orcas often breach the surface and lift their bodies entirely out of the water which means in fact that they could easily “jump” onto the boats. We don’t need to be engineers to know that a modern sail yacht might withstand such an attack maybe twice before the hull will break. So an intentional attack I doubt because that would be the behaviour I would expect of an orca that wants to harm us, that’s how they hunt, jumping or swimming over whales and so blocking their air hole to drown them. But they start with biting their fluke to take their ability away to steer. Since the most “attacks” on boats are done by juvenile orcas I think it might be their way to teach them how to hunt and let’s be honestly blunt, a rudder is a nice toy for a juvenile orca, sticking out so single wise underneath out boats, it’s like an invitation for them to try it. Except the damages not one human suffered an injury nor a death yet, just the rudders and the fears. I’m pretty sure that a pod of orcas (12-16 animals) easily could sink even a bigger yacht (50-60ft) if they really would intent to do so, not happened yet. We should respect it and either accept it, it’s their natural habitat, we join and encounter it voluntarily - they can’t just jump out of it and flee and it’s along their hunting areas or we just avoid it which means we would have to sail much longer ways (around it which means going out much more and sail back) or sail to o old different locations and routes.
Protecting young maybe?
Next time you sail take Johnson, Gove, Hancock and Patel with you and try to come back without them.
😂👍
Add savid javid and sadiq Khan and I'll be chuffed
😂😂😂😂
Better if he takes them to shark infested waters.
Love to see Patel scoffed by great white
I really can’t stand her.
I hope it eats here from the feet up over in slow motion.
She is really vile.
😂🤣😂🤣😝✌👍well said.
Does not look that dangerous. Maybe you are overreacting by fearing for your lives😅
I found it funny that its being ripped from his hand but we dont see his hand in the shot when theres no reason for it to not be.
they were trying to tell you that you are supposed to be on lockdown and not sailing to spain
The country is open. If you're still locked in like a hermit then that's your fault.
😂🤣😂
yea there playing not trying to kill you, you ain't that yummy.
For sure! They be dead with no trace of the video! How many orcas? 🤦🏽♀️
@@gloriaknowles8195 Hahaha LOL
This is happening a lot. The orcas must’ve had a meeting 😂
payback for the plastic pollution
Maybe all the sea creatures are getting tired of humans being in their territory.
that rudder looked liked a whale finn. i reacon you were being used as a training lesson for the young orcas on how to chase a whale down.
Nature's starting to fight back.
Was just about to say this
Behave you tool..
At which point did the Orcas attack your yacht.
And for someone fearing for his life, you are very calm…
Exactly. Guy has victim mentality
Thew title was clickbait
Have you met a British person before sir? A pilot flying for British Airways loses all 4 engines and sends a PA back to passengers “We’ve lost all four engines. I hope you don’t find this situation too distressing”. Don’t assume he’s not afraid because he isn’t screaming and running back and forth like a 10 year old. He’s the captain of a ship being attacked by Orca’s large enough to sink their boat, I think he’s doing quite admirable.
@@DanaX09 He sounds like he`s South African,not British.
@@DanaX09exactly. Not everyone acts like screaming shrieking Americans in situations like this. In fact, NOBODY does except Americans themselves. All other nationalities have decorum.
Whales are very intelligent Animals and i think they slowly realise that the boats and ships pollute and steal their food. They start defending themselves against the Humans.
Yeah that's not actually the case lol orcas have helped humans hunt for hundreds of years across the globe so I doubt your right....
And orcas arnt whales. Thats very common knowledge thats been around for decades
If they were « very intelligent » they should understand that a sailing boat is not stealing there food….🤔
Forget the Disney world ! 🤥
Well then I guess we'll need to defend ourselves against them. Break out the high-powered rifles.
Orcas are intelligent but not whales. It would be problematic if they are.
Remember your in the back yard
Exactly... I never understood that film jaws. All kicking off cos a shark was eating people.. it’s their world.. don’t see sharks climbing on the beach
Did you notice, none of those whales were wearing masks, really dangerous?
Making a stand against humans for Oceanic noise polution
Look at all these orca, dolphin and whale experts on here not saving the orcas, dolphins or whales.
We get these off Anglesey ... I find that depth charges send them packing with their tail between their flappers.
Nature fighting back hope she wins
People are evil. Get out of the way of the whales
F*** whales
If you had been on the boat you would have felt VERY differently.
@Byron Perry No people do not. It is the whales that come first.
@@jimbeam4140 I do not steal water from whales, so why should I be a filthy disgusting boat owner? No way José. Let's all do more to protect our lovely whales, and put them first.
I think they think it's a whale. Orcas track large whales because they can hear their low frequency sounds. Superb hearing.
A depth and fish finder uses sonar and technically it would find the orcas. Who would then receive the message as if a whale sent the signal. So for all intents and porpoises 😁 you are a whale to them.
The rudder looks a bit like a whale fin. Orcas tend to go for those parts when attacking a whale. They love the liver for some reason. Which is the under belly.
I can see why they would make the mistake. They are juveniles still learning to hunt. And it's the same pod. So Good idea turning everything off.
Hopefully they grow out of it.
Your the only person here stating the fact that orcs hunt and kill other animals including baby whales and porpoise.
People seem to like the disney version of nature now
Someone tell me what camera is used. Absolutely HQ and aesthetic
That ain't no yacht
Maybe you went through a nursery with baby’s or something.?
Glad ur ok!
Thank you for sharing this information. It would be extremely interesting to know if anyone is aware of similar events in shallow waters. Martin and Nathan say they were some 25nms off the coast. Has there been any such accident close to the coastline? (sorry for insisting, but we are sailing the same waters right now)
Lol your scared.
just get some harpoons ready and defend your ship
You would sentence yourself to a certified death. They're usually in packs and if you dare to harm one, then rip to you😂
Bad time to watch this video😅
@@darien4969no they dont 😂
Crew quite clearly says up to 20 whales. The Sun reports 30.
Captain quite clearly South African. The Sun reports "brit crew".
Classic.
The sun said there were about 30,000 of them at the time jumping onboard trying to eat the poor blokes
Air lanes, bike lanes, car lanes, boat lanes...
Can you consider the hypothesis that sea pollution with forever chemicals is causing neurological damage in orcas? And that eventually not only to orcas? It would be interesting for this newspaper to assess this as well.
That's what I was wondering while I starting my research today. I fish occasionally in Alaska and if orcas there started attacking our boats I'd quit.... On a good note lots of fisherman up there are realizing the salmon business isn't the best way and many are switching over to growing seaweed!
oh shut up
When climate alarmism meets right wing conspiracy theorists, you get orca truthers like this.
So yeah, this is being portrayed a bit more dramatic than it actually was...
Hello from Trinidad and Tobago Caribbean 🇹🇹 big respect everyone 💯🙏❤️
they didn't attack you.... they thought you were momma........
They're called Orcas.
This the prime season for Orcas to have young calves. They were probably warning the boat off and these seafaring numptys who don't know left from starboard and right from port, shouldn't be out on the open ocean.
just a reminder that orca whales are extreemly inteligent and friendly and have never killed a human in the wild and there are so few cases of them even displaying agression. these people must have done something to anger them or theyre simpling intentionally being annoying or playing
you like to think you know wild animals, you don't
@@auridusmelodia3146 should hope so its my job
I was also on that boat , and I admit that we were being loud but ,it’s not like others don’t do such when orcas are close by
@Is really toasty here i know that, but they are referred to as orca whales, just like beluga whale
@Is really toasty here all dolphins are whales but not all whales are dolphins
There's a reason they did this. Someone needs to find out what it is. Killer wales don't just attack boats for no reason they're not stupid. I'm guna hazard a guess and say they're probably starving
They're dangerous large predators, probably got curious
@@jakel8627 I doubt it. Like I said they're not stupid they know what boats are and how dangerous humans can be. Just cant shake the feeling they didnt do this without a reason
Yes. Probably starving
Why would they starving, there's plenty of marine life...
@@jakel8627 not any more.
Its not the first time Orcas have attacked boats near Gibraltar.
What a title......
Loving the fact that these animals are fighting back or atleast in their sense they are against whatever it is that is bothering them. Respect their habitat. Not saying these people weren't just referring to humans as a whole.
Orca have never killed a human in the wild and are highly intelligent
Buckle up, we ain't seen nothin' yet!
It’s sad that whenever killer whales (orcas) see a small boat they attack because they think that they will be captured or attacked
Oh nonsense. So you know how these poor little creatures feel and think. You're in fantasy
Thanks whale whisperer. Now we finally know why they're doing this.
if that was the case swimming away would be much safer then ramming into them and risking damage
I'm no boat expert, but why is the rudder made from chewable material? Orcas attacking smaller sail boats is not new, shouldn't the boat designers come up with better solutions? We're supposed to be more intelligent than orcas after all🙄
Cause he bought it at Walmart. You get what you paid for
So, what's the solution? Throw some large fireworks in the water?? Works for crows.........
We have to remember we are in there back garden, they probably no stranger to boats. Human kind has abused whales and more then likely they would of witness this kinda thing.
My view also, possibly they have experienced trauma to act like this. The trauma wasn’t necessarily inflicted by this boat crew.
Potential that a mother affected or injured by vessel historically has now developed perception of threat and is teaching this to new born calves
An Orphaned Orca named, Luna used to get bored & would play with boat rudders for entertainment.
Revenge of the Orcas.
They must of done something
Exactly. Probably drunk, as whales do not chew rudders. Insurance job?
@@guff9567 poaching I think, maybe they tried to steal a babie for a private investor.
Guilty until proved innocent.
@@manuelferreira4345 Sounds pretty spot on.
They were only playing with the boat.
They've had enough.
Could do with a few in the English Channel.
they associate the boats with noise, potential harm to podmates and also eating their food source. they're simply competing for ocean space in the only way they know how.
last time i checked whales cant actually climb on board
Yeah it's agaisnt the law...
Well the ocean belongs to the ocean. Stop crying if you get attacked. Would let someone walk into your home? No. So there is that. It’s their home. You are visiting without permission.
Fannys
Maybe there was a vibration at a particular frequency that was stimulating, or bugging them ... ? Might explain the attacks on the rudder ...
They’re back
He said "...up to twenty..." not 30 like your title. Makes you not trustworthy as a publisher.
Thank you
The orcas might be fearing for their life as well and that's why they're attacking.
'Not sure if they where biting the rudder but we saw chunks of rudder being bitten off', i mean who writes this stuff...
You got to think what are the yacht goers doing to them to act like this?
It’s probably mommas protecting their young. Apologize and get out of there lol.
I can't think of anything more terrifying.
You can't think of anything more terrifying than a video of a bunch of swimming whales with a narrater shilling hearsay on what they supposedly did? Keep drinking the KoolAid.
The helm wheel spins violently when the rudder is being wrenched loose.
Whales must know something about someone on that yacht...
Theyre saying quit messing up our water...
Bravo to the Orcas !
Every country around the world should stop commercial fishing for atleast a year. Thats all itll take for the ocean to build back up its wild life population. If only we can be that organized and smart about it as a whole. Wishful thinking tho.
Orcas hate boat noise maybe that’s the case here
I also think it's the noise from the boats and orcas are very sensitive hearing
@@scorpio7938 here in the waters off Vancouver bc shops or boats have to go slow to keep the noise down just for our orcas
They were Playing with your Boat.Practicing For an attack on there Prey that are Whales.
Why not try talking to the whales. They understand...
They thought they were a whale😂
If you’re in fear…… aren’t you allowed to defend your boat. A .308 would do the trick.
What?! They heard about sea world and Orca still upset about not getting royalties from "Free Willy"
In other words be scared and don't enjoy yourself.
It's 2023 and these killer whales are still attacking!
These orcas must see the boats as competition for food. It’s perhaps more surprising that the realization isn’t more widespread.
Said no one ever
they’re smart enough to potentially know there’s food for them on the boat, (fish. Maybe they’re associating all small vessels with fishing boats, they’re still animals though they don’t have a way or the intelligence level to know the difference somehow). It’s also possible they mistook it for a small easily targetable whale, what the man describes them doing to the boat is incredibly similar to the way orca pods hunt whales. We still have no precedent to assume they would actually attack the humans if they ended up in the water. Although it’s possible the humans could drown.
attack?!?! laughable.... click bait
In America the killer whales chase boats..they enjoy the wakes the boat makes..what i dont understand ia why in other parts of the world ...ppl are told to take down their sails, shut down their engines and basically bob like a cork just to be repeatedly attacked by these whales...sitting ducks..does not make sense..
You know they can take down blue whales ? The biggest whale.
That is very very rare or to our knowledge anyway, it would take a huge pod to attemp such a thing and even then a strong healthy fully grown Blue would probably wipe the floor with them :)
They're really intelligent creatures. Let's stop over fishing. Let us also stop abusing them... Boycott sea world, loro parque and other marine parks that abused them. This is vengeance...
Even the Killer Whales can`t stand listening to the revolting South African accent 😁😁
For every action there is a reaction. So what is going on out there to make the orcas react like this.
And if they invaded your home would you react the same
I can guarantee they just want you to drown I promise you they don’t want to eat you lol
I would attack killer whales if they started roaming the streets in gangs .
Reason for 12 gage shot guns and seal bombs.
Those orcas know exactly what their doing!
If a bunch of orcas hit one side and jar the ship completely to the other side, other orcas can go straight up from the bottom and completely flip the boat if they time it right.
Still waiting to see the "attack" and not a bunch of narrated hearsay on what the whales did. Looks like more tube misinformation. Keep drinking the KoolAid.
if orcas read this... damn we're in trouble
"Orkastrated" - nice
I guess they do get tired of us sometimes.