Guardian: Orca rams into yacht off Shetland
Sun Jul 02, 2023 2:38 pm
Orca rams into yacht off Shetland in first such incident in northern waters
Cetacean exhibits same behaviour towards vessel in North Sea that has been seen in Iberian orca population
An orca repeatedly rammed a yacht in the North Sea off Shetland on Monday, in a concerning development following previous interactions between the cetaceans and vessels in the strait of Gibraltar and Portugal.
Dr Wim Rutten, a 72-year-old retired Dutch physicist and experienced yachtsperson, was sailing solo from Lerwick to Bergen in Norway. He was fishing for mackerel, with a single line off the back of the boat, when the orca suddenly appeared in the clear water, and hit the stern of the seven-ton boat.
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Cetacean exhibits same behaviour towards vessel in North Sea that has been seen in Iberian orca population
An orca repeatedly rammed a yacht in the North Sea off Shetland on Monday, in a concerning development following previous interactions between the cetaceans and vessels in the strait of Gibraltar and Portugal.
Dr Wim Rutten, a 72-year-old retired Dutch physicist and experienced yachtsperson, was sailing solo from Lerwick to Bergen in Norway. He was fishing for mackerel, with a single line off the back of the boat, when the orca suddenly appeared in the clear water, and hit the stern of the seven-ton boat.
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Re: Guardian: Orca rams into yacht off Shetland
Sun Jul 02, 2023 3:13 pm
disturbing behaviors' from such large mammals
Re: Guardian: Orca rams into yacht off Shetland
Mon Jul 03, 2023 1:48 pm
I blame the parents
Re: Guardian: Orca rams into yacht off Shetland
Sat Jul 08, 2023 8:24 am
Re: Guardian: Orca rams into yacht off Shetland
Tue Aug 01, 2023 8:13 am
He was fishing for mackerel, orca took a bite 