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• The last four years have brought about 700 reports of orcas attacking boats.
In the Strait of Gibraltar, a 49-foot-long vessel called Alboran Cognac sank after repeated blows from a group of orcas, Reuters reported.
The yacht carried two people, who felt the shocks before water started seeping in.
They alerted rescue services, and a nearby oil tanker took them in.
Researchers don't know why the animals attack ships. [Reuters, 5/13/2024]