Killer whales keep ramming and sinking boats. Scientists now may know why, report says. An international group of orca experts met to determine why orcas are ramming boats.

After four years and hundreds of incidents, researchers remain puzzled why orcas, also known as killer whales, continue to ram boats – sinking a few of them – along the Iberian Peninsula.

In the early morning Thursday, killer whales smashed into a sailboat off the southern coast of Spain, puncturing its hull and damaging its rudder. Spanish authorities raced to save the sinking ...

This wasn't the first time Kriz had witnessed a killer whale attacking one of his boats either. In 2020, he says he was in the same situation taking blows from orcas.

Killer whales are attacking boats, even sinking one; researchers want to know why Published: May. 20, 2023, 1:58 p.m. Two pods of transient orcas socialize and leap out of the water as they meet ...

Killer whales near the Iberian peninsula are colliding with, and sinking, boats. Researchers think they may be imitating the behavior of a single female named White Gladis. It's possible White ...

If these killer whales continue attacking boats, ... from the injuring of crews to the sinking of vessels – which will create political pressure for something to be done. ...

While domesticated animals like cats and dogs have been observed sharing food with humans, this is the first time a ...

Aggressive orcas are attacking boats in Western Europe and the increase in sightings of this behavior is confusing scientists. The latest in a series of reported incidents happened off the coast ...

Whatever the case, according to multiple reports, killer whales near the Iberian Peninsula have now attacked three boats, one of which sunk, and appear to be teaching their young there to do the same.

The company Catamaran Guru wrote on its blog that the boat belonged to one of its clients.. This wasn't the first time Kriz had witnessed a killer whale attacking one of his boats either. In 2020 ...