The passengers reportedly told officials they felt sudden blows to the hull and rudder before water began seeping into the boat.
In a image from video provided by The Ocean Race, an orca moves along a rudder of the Team JAJO entry in The Ocean Race on Thursday, June 22, 2023, as the boat approached the Strait of Gibraltar. A boat sank in Moroccan waters in the Strait of Gibraltar over the weekend after an unknown number of orcas rammed into the vessel with two passengers on board.
President of the Whale Sanctuary Project and neuroscientist Lori Marino previously told the BBC "There's never been a case of an orca harming a human being in the wild." Spain's maritime rescue services recommended several ways to handle the situation if you come into contact with orcas while boating:Do not approach the sides of the boat.GT Atlanta Orca
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