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Family rescued from sinking yacht rammed by killer whales terrorising Atlantic
A pod of about 15 orcas has caused multiple yacht attacks along Portugal’s coast, with the Portuguese Air Force rescuing five people after their yacht sank.
- On Friday, a family including three children aged 8, 10 and twelve were sailing 55 miles south‑east of Peniche and their yacht was rammed and sank, forcing them to abandon ship before a nearby fishing vessel rescued them.
- Scientists say after five years of study they remain uncertain why the orcas attack, suspecting it may be play, with interactions peaking April–September and escalating in early 2023.
- Parents sent an SOS at 8.45pm, prompting Lisbon's maritime search and rescue team to summon an EH‑101 Merlin helicopter, a Naval frigate and a lifeboat, with officers then winching survivors to a local hospital.
- The family, reported to have travelled from Lorient, France, are receiving consular assistance after leaving hospital, and authorities noted this follows four similar incidents last month and a tourist yacht sank near Fonte da Telha beach two days earlier.
- Experts warn about a small band of fifteen orcas damaging yachts along Iberia's Atlantic coast from the middle of the Bay of Biscay to Marbella, UCCF recorded a rescue on September 15.
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After the meeting with a group of Orca-Walen, a family with three children had to be rescued by the Portuguese Air Force.
Family-of-five cheat death as orcas sink Portugal tourist boat in horror attack after SOS call - The Mirror
A terrified family-of-five miraculously escaped without injuries after being forced to abandon their yacht following an orca attack on Friday off the coast of Portugal
·London, United Kingdom
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Before Portugal Orcas attack a yacht and bring it to sink. The family of five is rescued by a fishing boat.
·Berlin, Germany
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On the coasts of Portugal, mysterious incidents with Orcas accumulate. A couple and their three children experience a real drama, have to flee from the whales on a life raft and are rescued by fishermen. Their sailboat does not survive the attack.
·Dortmund, Germany
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