they break the fibre and the rudder split on the back, was completely split. so, did that end up in the water? yes, and this floated so, because it s floating, the orcas were playing with it, like, from the bottom, and playing on their nose. were they? yes. in this boatyard in barbate in southern spain, they have repaired at least a0 sailing vessels damaged by orcas since april. here in the narrow strait of gibraltar, a population of fewer than 60 critically endangered iberian orcas move through one of the busiest waterways in the world. in the nearby fishing port, some crews say their boats have also been a target. translation: we have seen them and they are punching us, - a few days ago, sailing an hourfrom here. they have always been there, but they have never come near us, but in the last few years, it has changed. scientists are examining footage of these encounters that has been taken by sailors since 2020, when sailing
playing with the rudders, they break the fibre and the rudder split on the back, was completely split. so did that end up in the water? yes, and this floated so, because it is floating, the orcas were playing with it, like, from the bottom, and playing on their nose. were they? yes. in this boatyard in barbate in southern spain, they have repaired at least 40 sailing vessels damaged by orcas since april. here in the narrow strait of gibraltar, a population of fewer than 60 critically endangered iberian orcas move through one of the busiest waterways in the world. in the nearby fishing port, some crews say their boats have also been a target. translation: we have seen them and they are punching us, - a few days ago, sailing an hourfrom here. they have always been there but they have never come near us but in the last few years it has changed. scientists are examining footage of these encounters
just why is unclear it s thought it might be that the orcas view it as a game. now scientists are tagging and tracking some of the whales, and the satellite information is being used to create online maps to help keep sailors safe. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill reports from southern spain. are these animals attacking, or playing? for more than an hour, five orcas nudged, rammed and spun this yacht around. it is one of at least 100 incidents this year and scientists are trying to work out what is driving the strange, dangerous behaviour. playing with the rudders, they break the fibre and the rudder split on the back, was completely split. so did that end up in the water? yes, and this floated so, because it is floating, the orcas were playing with it, like, from the bottom, and playing on their nose. were they? yes. in this boatyard in barbate in southern spain, they have
are these animals attacking, or playing? for more than an hour, five orcas nudged, rammed and spun this yacht around. it is one of at least 100 incidents this year and scientists are trying to work out what is driving the strange, dangerous behaviour. playing with the rudders, they break the fibre and the rudder split on the back, was completely split. so did that end up in the water? yes, and this floated so, because it is floating, the orcas were playing with it, like, from the bottom, and playing on their nose. were they? yes. in this boatyard in barbate in southern spain, they have repaired at least a0 sailing vessels damaged by orcas since april. here in the narrow strait of gibraltar, a population of fewer than 60 critically endangered iberian orcas move through one of the busiest waterways in the world. in the nearby fishing port, some crews say their boats have also been a target.
in this boatyard in barbate, in southern spain, they ve repaired at least 40 sailing vessels damaged by orcas since april. here in the narrow strait of gibraltar, a population of fewer than 60 critically endangered iberian orcas move through one of the busiest waterways in the world. in the nearby fishing port, some crews say their boats have also been a target. translation: we have seen them and they are punching us, - a few days ago, sailing an hourfrom here. they have always been there, but they have never come near us, but in the last few years, it has changed. scientists are examining footage of these encounters that s been taken by sailors since 2020, when sailing vessels started reporting that orcas were attacking them. it s thought the first encounters began four years earlier, with just two young, curious killer whales. now scientists say up to 20 individual animals have learned this behaviour.