Two sailors had a whale of a time over the weekend—but only in the technical sense. The incident is the fifth such sinking in recent years in the area off North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula, the ...

A pod of killer whales attacked and sunk a yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar, between Spain and Morocco, officials confirmed to ABC News. Two people were on board the vessel when the incident occurred ...

A subpopulation of orcas in the Strait of Gibraltar (not pictured) have interacted with roughly 700 boats since 2020, causing five of the vessels to sink. Francois Gohier / VW Pics / Universal Images ...

Two sailors had their voyage cut unexpectedly short when orcas rammed the rudder and hull of their 15-meter (49-foot) yacht off the Atlantic coast of Portugal last weekend. There have been several ...

The crew of a 50-foot yacht a few miles from the Strait of Gibraltar say orcas damaged the rudder of their boat and ultimately sank the vessel. The same pod has sunk at least five other boats since ...

The incident is the fifth such sinking in recent years in the area off North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula, the Times noted. And while the sailing yacht was the first vessel to sink this year, it’s ...