Spain: orcs attacked a yacht with two people on board, damaged the rudder

Orcs attacked a yacht off the coast of northwestern Spain. There were two people on board, the rudder was damaged. The animals were scared away by the Spanish rescue vessel Salvamento Maritimo.

According to the Madrid agency Europa Press, the incident took place on Thursday near the northwestern border of Spain with Portugal, at the level of the village A Guarda, in the province of Pontevedra.

Following an attack by killer whales on the British yacht Extra Mile, which was approximately five nautical miles away from the shore, the rudder was damaged and the unit immobilized. The Spanish salvage vessel Salvamento Maritimo came to the rescue.

Orcs damaged the rudder ENEX

Attacks of killer whales off the coast of Spain

The Agency recalls that with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of attacks by killer whales on watercraft off the coast of Spain has increased. Reports of this type are recorded every few weeks.

One of the dangerous events of this type was the July attack of killer whales on the shores of Andalusia, which also helped had to be given by Salvamento Maritimo. Animal aggression against a vessel with two crew members occurred in the Strait of Gibraltar area in the early morning. At the end of June, in the same place, a group of ten killer whales attacked the Polish yacht “Rockandroll”, breaking its rudder. As a result of the incident, one person was injured.

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