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The Mediterranean yachting season has kicked off for the summer – and it didn't take long for another yacht to fall victim to asank a 50-foot sailing yacht in Moroccan waters on Sunday in the latest of several similar incidents involving the highly social species that have occurred over the past four years.
Two passengers were on board the Alboran Cognac around 9 a.m. local time on Sunday when they felt sudden hits to the hull and rudder, Reuters reported, citing the maritime service. Water soon started to pour into the yacht. Researchers say the clashes typically follow a similar pattern, with a killer whale repeatedly ramming into the rudder of a ship, often until it breaks and the boat is stranded.may appear violent, marine biologists have said it's unlikely the encounters are actually malicious. Several experts told Business Insider last year that the
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