Orcas sink tourist yacht off Portugal’s coast in latest attack
Five rescued after orcas attack tourist boat
- A tourist yacht carrying five people sank off the coast of Portugal after being rammed by a pod of orcas.
- The incident occurred near Fonte da Telha beach on Saturday, 13 September, with all five crew members rescued without injury.
- Footage shared by Mercedes-Benz Oceanic Lounge showed an orca repeatedly striking the vessel before it began to sink.
- A second orca encounter was reported later the same day off the Bay of Cascais, where four people were safely removed from their boat.
- This event adds to hundreds of documented incidents of orcas ramming boats near the Iberian peninsula since May 2020, prompting research into the behavioural trend.