Orcas attack boat off Portugal coast for third time in a week as four rescued
Orcas strike again off Portugal, with third boat rammed in a week
- Four people were rescued off the coast of Portugal after their boat was repeatedly struck by orcas near Costa da Caparica.
- This incident marked the third such encounter involving killer whales in the region within a single week.
- Earlier in the week, a tourist yacht carrying five people sank near Fonte da Telha beach after being rammed by a pod of orcas, though all crew were rescued.
- Another incident occurred on the same day off the Bay of Cascais, where four people were safely removed from their boat following an orca interaction.
- Hundreds of similar incidents of orcas ramming boats have been documented near the Iberian peninsula since May 2020.