Killer Whales , Coordinate Attacks on Sailboats, , Say Observers.<br />Several attacks on sailboats have occurred in recent years around different areas of the European coast.<br />Sailors have reported orca attacks that seem to be coordinated.<br />On Facebook, one sailor described what he witnessed.<br />[Six] orcas arrived, 2 adults very big, 4 smaller ones, JP Derunes, Sailor, via ABC News.<br />Both rudders destroyed and blocked … Boat to be hauled off later this week, JP Derunes, Sailor, via ABC News.<br />The attack Derunes described followed another attack on a yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar that occurred in early May.<br />The yacht was attacked by three orcas and was eventually sunk.<br />The yacht was attacked by three orcas and was eventually sunk.<br />In 2020, 15 incidents involving humans and orcas were recorded.<br />One particular orca that scientists have called "White Gladis" seems to have initiated the attacks.<br />Some scientists think it's possible that White Gladis suffered some trauma involving a boat.<br />It is possible that Gladis' aggressive behavior against humans is now being imitated by other orcas.<br />Biologists state that most human interactions with orcas are harmless.<br />In more than 500 interaction events recorded since 2020 there are three sunken ships. , Alfredo López Fernandez, Biologist at the University of Aviero, via ABC News.<br />We estimate that killer whales only touch one ship out of every hundred that sail through <br />a location, Alfredo López Fernandez, Biologist at the University of Aviero, via ABC News
