WHALE'S RAMPAGE Killer whales attack ANOTHER yacht in Spain but experts say orcas are ‘just having fun’ and think rudders are TOYS
ORCAS have attacked yet another yacht in Spain but scientists claim they view the ship part as a toy and are engaging in harmless "fun".
Crew in Galicia, northwestern Spain, were forcibly towed back to safety after a cheeky killer whale started playing with its rudders.
The pods damaged the boat's steering mechanism in choppy seas with 10ft high waves, leaving the Belgian crew unable to manoeuvre it and they drifted off to Cape Finisterre.
A crew member aboard the Amidala boat was so severely wounded she was airlifted by Maritime Rescue and her hand was treated in hospital.
But experts insist the spate of unfortunate orca attacks are innocently explained - even though Amidala deviated from its route.
The new theory from the International Whaling Commission and Portugal claims orcas use a yacht's rudder as a plaything to secure tuna.iller whales traditionally feast on bluefin tuna.
They are thought to use the rudder to train themselves to catch tuna because bluefin tuna but the fish travel at high speed.
It's believed the hulls of small to medium-sized vessels are regarded as training toys.
The group, backed by the governments of Spain and Portugal, say the small whales are not malicious, and call for another label to describe the attacks.His vessel eventually capsized in the Strait of Gibraltar as just one of several orca attacks in the region within the last three years.
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