Damaged yacht among 2 dozen vessels targeted by rogue orca whale pod this year
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A British-owned yacht immobilized by a pod of orcas has found itself the latest victim of about 35 whales known to ram boats along the Iberian Peninsula's Atlantic coast.
Spain’s Maritime Rescue service said that killer whales repeatedly ran into the Mustique, a 65-foot vessel sailing under a U.K. flag, late on Wednesday, rendering its rudder inoperative and cracking its hull. Spanish rescuers needed to pump out seawater before towing her to safety.
The alert reached the Spanish service via their British counterparts, who had relayed on the distress call, the Spanish service said. A helicopter and a rescue boat were deployed to help the damaged boat to dock in Barbate.
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