Killer whales teaching their young to attack ships

Killer whales teaching their young to attack ships in Europe, witnesses claim

Killer whales appear to be teaching their young to attack boats in Europe, multiple eyewitnesses to the events report.

There have been dozens of orca attacks in the Strait of Gilbralter since 2020, in which the beasts ram boats, targeting their rudders and often causing serious damage.

Scientists now think one traumatized orca may have sparked the phenomenon.

Killer whales are 'attacking' sailboats near Europe's coast. Scientists don't know why

Ester Kristine Storkson was asleep on her father's small yacht earlier this month, sailing off the coast of France, when she was violently awakened.

Scrambling on deck, she spotted several orcas, or killer whales, surrounding them. The steering wheel swung wildly. At one point, the 37-foot sailboat was pushed through 180 degrees, heading it in the opposite direction.

They were "ramming the boat," Storkson says. "They [hit] us repeatedly ... giving us the impression that it was a coordinated attack."