The orcas are it again: for the seventh time in four years, a pod of whales has sunk a boat after ramming it in Moroccan waters of the Strait of Gibraltar. The 15-meter-long yacht Alborán Cognac ...

it seems somewhat fitting that the animal science story that captured everyone's imagination was the news that researchers had worked out why orcas were sinking expensive boats off the coast of Spain.

A Norwegian sailing boat was severely damaged by orcas off the coast of Portugal, marking the latest in a series of mysterious encounters between marine mammals and vessels in the region.

Gangs of orcas are seemingly being taught to attack yachts off the coast of Gibraltar, and scientists believe one killer whale is leading the efforts to strike boats. While The Telegraph suggests ...

Orcas have a language of their own ... and a team of researchers drive around the islands in an inflatable boat looking for action. When they spot whales, they slowly approach, then turn off ...

Seven vessels have sunk due to the orcas’ actions. (See AWI Quarterly, winter 2023.) Despite the serious damage it can do to boats, this behavior appears to be play from the orcas’ point of view; the ...

MIAMI (AP) — Activists sued the federal government Thursday to release images of dead orca whales, sea lions and other marine mammals entangled by commercial fishing boats off the U.S. West Coast.

The 1,000-yard requirement had existed for commercial whale-watching boats for most of the year. But before this law, recreational boaters were required to stay only 400 yards from the orcas.

This was the first time since 2021 that two white orcas had been seen at the same time, sources said. However, one was spotted in the waters off Rausu last year. The ship's captain, Masato ...