killer whales sink yacht

Why Are Killer Whales Ramming Into Boats?

Just the other day we were wondering if killer whales were back to ramming fishing boats, as they did last year.

Yes, they’re back–again, in the waters off Gibraltar. They recently sunk a yacht valued at $128,680 (https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/killer-whales-sink-128-000-yacht-in-mediterranean-sea-in-harrowing-2-hour-attack-6201510). They kept it up for two hours (!) until they sank the boat. The three-man crew was rescued.

No one knows why the whales are doing this. One scientist suggested that it seems to be “some sort of play activity.” If it is, they’re playing mighty rough.

An elderly female orca is the suspected ringleader. But they can’t interrogate her, can they?

Killer whale 'attacks' on boats might be driven by past ...

Here’s one that got away… just barely.

What’s with the killer whales? Since 2020–you’re not gonna believe this–orcas have rammed “hundreds” of vessels, mostly yachts, sailboats, and fishing boats, in the waters off the straits of Gibraltar.

In the latest incident, the whales rammed and sank a 50-foot yacht (https://abc7ny.com/post/killer-whales-attack-sinks-50-foot-yacht-in-strait-of-gibraltar-near-spain-and-morocco/14820632/). The couple on board had to be rescued by an oil tanker. Their yacht sank.

Authorities have logged 700 hostile “interactions” between killer whales and boats.

No one knows why the whales are doing this. Most of those “interactions” seem to be the work of the same group of whales, led by an elderly female.

They haven’t eaten anybody. They just ram boats. Most disconcerting.

Is God trying to tell us something? I think He is.