The year-round aggression of killer whale pods against ships off the coasts of Spain and Portugal continues unabated.
In October last year, there were 33 strange “revenge” attacks by killer whales off the coasts of Spain and Portugal and it seems they are not over yet.
A video made by fishermen on the Gibralter Straight on April 3 shows the men bravely fighting a sheath of angry marine mammals as they attack the boat and break its rudder.
In a video published by The Daily Mail, the captain, Antonio Busse, 40, is seen fighting the killer whales with a stick while shouting at them to “get angry”. “Oh my God!” and “get off the boat (crying)!”
Other crew members are seen throwing objects into the water to try to scare away the angry pod of four, to no avail, and a large killer whale can be seen swimming under the boat, causing the crew to scream in fear. Another video shows killer whales threatening the vault of the ship and the nearby surface.
At first, the crew “heard a strange noise and rushed to the top of the ship” thinking they might have hit a container, but “quickly realized that killer whales were playing around the ship, trying to hit it.” , said Captain Busse. The real press.
The killer whales finally managed to break the rudder after hitting it repeatedly.
The killer whales finally left after a flare was lit, successfully scaring away the killer whales.
Although killer whales in other parts of the world tend to leave ships alone, the last year has seen a growing aggression in this area of the world, which confuses scientists.
