US EditionSeal escapes orca hunt by jumping onto photographer’s boat
- On Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, Charvet Drucker captured dramatic photos and video of a harbor seal that clambered onto the stern's swimming platform of her rented 20-foot boat about 40 miles northwest of Seattle to escape a pod of at least eight killer whales.
- Bigg's orcas, known to hunt seals and varied prey, used coordinated movements and tail slaps and appeared to team up to rock the boat.
- Using a zoom lens, Charvet Drucker filmed as her whale-watching group cut the engine per wildlife-boating regulations; the harbor seal slid off the boat at least once but climbed back on, and the orcas swam away after about 15 minutes.
- On Thursday, Drucker said, `I'm definitely Team Orca, all day, every day,` but noted she `kind of turned` Team Seal when the seal climbed on the boat and said `You poor thing.`
- NOAA says the wave-washing technique has been documented since the 1980s and notes Bigg's orcas are generally better fed than salmon-focused resident orcas, which are endangered.
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A nature photographer captured impressive footage of a pod of orcas hunting a seal during a whale watching trip off the coast of Seattle. The desperate prey tries to save itself by jumping onto the photographer's boat. "Just stay put, buddy."
Seal Survives Orca Attack By Hopping On A Boat Off The Coast Of Seattle
harbor seal There’s usually not much an animal can do to escape if an orca has decided it will serve as a suitable meal. However, one seal was able to outwit the killer whales that targeted it off the coast of Seattle by climbing aboard the boat of a nature photographer who chronicled its lucky escape. Orcas firmly sit at the top of the food chain in the world’s oceans, as the apex predators don’t have any natural enemies and aren’t afraid to go…
A seal fleeing from orcas off the coast of Seattle saved itself by jumping onto a wildlife photographer's boat. Footage and photos of the event quickly went viral online.
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