Orcas have destroyed our rudder

[FoxIslander]

Originally Posted by PeteTheDeliverySkipper

One of our yacht delivery skippers talks through the recent incident with orcas. At the end of the film you can see the damage done to the rudder. Amazing that they managed to get back to a safe harbour without needing a tow!

Pete

Christ...this is serious stuff...can we dispense with the never ending YouTube canned "thump...thump...thump" music? Mute doesnt help if you want the narration.

[Seabeau]

Originally Posted by moseriw

If these attacks became more common in other areas, I would have a lethal solution as a LAST resort.

And you believe that you can carry a gun without beeing put in jail anywhere in the world except Alaska and maybe Northern Canada the Philippines and a few US States. Remember: you are not allowed to own even a paintball "gun" in California. Owning a gun in Malaysia is death sentence.

No, modern mankind is not allowed to protect itself. Not against marauding intruders and of course not against orcas.

21 US States allow for the legal "carrying" of firearms.

[Carlos M]

Originally Posted by boatman61

Just watched a short clip on the news about a yacht passing Nazare.. the young Orca came along and poked the dinghy a couple of times then butted it from below a couple of times before swimming off..

It would have been Sines, ~100 nm South of Nazaré.

https://beachcam.meo.pt/newsroom/202...orto-de-sines/

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[boatman61]

Originally Posted by Carlos M

It would have been Sines, ~100 nm South of Nazaré.

https://beachcam.meo.pt/newsroom/202...orto-de-sines/

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It was a news clip about Pilot Whales and Sharks being seen off Nazare and there had been reports of 3 large sharks spotted off the beaches at Fig da Foz with the Orca film thrown in toward the end so assumed it was in the general area..
100nm is no distance for an Orca..

[boatman61]

The Orcas are definitely moving back North for the winter..
Peniche Salvvadores have towed in a yacht today when a young Orca caused the rudder to jam rendering the boat impossible to do anything except circle.
The owner did say at first they were worried then they realised it was not an aggressive attack but more playing by the juvenile they relaxed..
Once again a youngster accompanied by Mom.

[OutOfControl]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fv8ueisI78

They look to have upped their game.

[Don C L]

Originally Posted by OutOfControl

They look to have upped their game.

To them, our lovely creations are just playthings.

[boatman61]

Gotta admit, that's funny... (not being the owner)
What a tease Willy is...

[mabowers]

"Mom, look what followed me home! Can I keep it, please?!"

Let's hope the pods near Spain don't study hydrodynamics like the that pod did!