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Sailor’s boat ‘thrown around like a rag doll’ in another killer whale attack
Story by Jordan King•4h ago
Some 20 incidents between the orcas and small boats have been recorded in May (Stock picture: Getty)©Provided by Metro
A British sailor has told of the terrifying moment his boat was attacked by a group of killer whales off the coast of Gibraltar.
Captain Iain Hamilton was sailing on Friday, when a group of five killer whales, also known as orcas, staged what he described as a ‘choreographed’ assault on his boat.
The 60-year-old believes they were actually ‘playing with the rudders and just inadvertently rendered the boat very vulnerable and in a very dangerous situation’.
He first noticed a fin and then a ‘light bump’ which turned into a ‘very big bump’ from a whale trying to bite the rudder.
The captain told BBC Radio 4: ‘To begin…
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