orca Archives

Orcas sink boat off Portugal coast

November 9th, 2022

For over two years, Scuttlebutt has been sharing incidents of orcas ramming sailing boats along the Spanish and Portuguese coasts.

August 20th, 2022

Ester Kristine Storkson was asleep on her father’s small yacht earlier this month, sailing off the coast of France, when

November 9th, 2021

In Yachting Monthly, Andy Pag explores why orcas have been damaging yachts off Spain, Portugal, and Gibraltar, and how to

October 13th, 2021

The 23rd edition of the Mini Transat has completed the first leg of 1350nm from France to the Canary Islands,

November 15th, 2020

A group of rogue killer whales has been attacking boats off the coast of Spain and Portugal, and it is

October 12th, 2020

There have been numerous reports of orcas attacking yachts along the coastline of Portugal and Spain this season and nobody

October 2nd, 2020

by Shariqua Ahmed, DOGOnews Killer whales, or orcas, are the largest members of the oceanic dolphin family. While the intelligent

September 24th, 2020

Spain has temporarily prohibited yachting across 62 miles of its northwestern coast after several incidents of orcas ramming sailing boats

September 13th, 2020

Scientists have been left baffled by incidents of orcas ramming sailing boats along the Spanish and Portuguese coasts. In the