June 23rd 2023

The crew of the Ocean Race's Team JAJO endured several heart-stopping minutes on their approach to the Strait of Gibraltar on Thursday when their boat came under attack from a pod of orcas.

June 10th 2023

A sailor who has been ambushed twice by the same pod of orcas says the killer whales are refining their strategy. This comes amid a concerning rise in orca attacks on boats along the Strait of Gibraltar, which separates Europe from Africa.

June 6th 2023

A British sailor had the rudders of his yacht ripped off by orcas in the Strait of Gibraltar, the latest of several killer-whale incidents in the area in recent weeks.

May 18th 2023

Orcas have attacked and sunk a third boat off the Iberian coast of Europe, and experts now believe the behavior is being copied by the rest of the population.

April 11th 2023

Near the South African town of Gansbaai in late February 2023, 20 dead sharks washed onshore with their belly ripped open and their liver missing. The carnage was the work of just two orcas, nicknamed Port and Starboard, who are known to hunt sharks in the region.

Feb 4th 2022

Orcas won’t hesitate to attack fish, sea birds, and sea lions. Now, for the first time, a pod of orcas has been documented viciously attacking the largest creature on the planet: an adult blue whale..