Orcas Attack 2 Sailboats Off Portuguese Coast, Prompting Rescue

Orcas attack 2 sailboats off Portuguese coast, prompting rescue

Five people were rescued from a tourist vessel that was attacked by orcas off the Portuguese coast on Saturday, authorities said. Another four were attacked on a boat nearby.

Pod of orcas sink tourist boat off Portugal coast

The boat, carrying five people, sank after it was repeatedly struck by the orcas, reports say.

Astonishing moment pod of orcas SINKS tourist boat: Footage shows the killer whales slam into the vessel off Portugal before passing vessel rescues all on board

This is the astonishing moment a pod of killer whales rammed into a tourist boat and caused it to sink. The vessel was sailing along off the coast of Fonte da Telha beach in Portugal on Saturday when disaster stuck. Footage shows several orcas chasing the boat before they start violently slamming…