The orcas knew "exactly" what they were doing this time, Dan Kriz told Newsweek. "This time, they were quiet, and it didn't take them that long to destroy both rudders," Kriz said. A ship captain ...

Orcas have spent the past few years rewriting their public image from charismatic performers to unpredictable disruptors, slamming into yachts, wearing dead salmon like hats and even appearing to hand ...

For the last five-plus years, killer whales have been ramming – and in some cases sinking – expensive yachts, sailboats and fishing boats in the crystalline waters off the coasts of Spain, Portugal, ...

A family’s yacht was attacked by a pod of killer whales in the middle of the night, the latest in a series of similar incidents off the Portuguese coast. The Dutch family was sailing between Porto and ...

While scientists are still trying to figure out why exactly the orcas have it out for boats at sea, some have suggested that it’s simply a sign that they’re having fun. “They don’t care if it’s a ...