Orkas attack 2 sailboats off the Portuguese coast, which prompted the rescue

The Portuguese authorities said that the sailing crew was rescued on Saturday after Uracas attacked their boats off the coast of Portugal near Lisbon. The last confrontations in the sea are the latest in Increased pattern of accidents In recent years where Ukas – also known as the deadly whales – the ambush of the seas all over the region.

Five people were rescued from a tourist ship that was sailing off Fonty Da Telha Beach after the Orkas attack, according to Portugal National Maritime Authority. Four safe people were found after a similar attack north along the western coast of Portugal, off the Gulf of Caskais, the agency participated in a press release on social media.

The attacks took place on Saturday early in the afternoon, and the marine authority said, and no injuries were reported.

Search and rescue sets responded from Lisbon and the rescue station in Caskais accidents, after receiving alerts at approximately 12:30 local time, according to the marine authority. When they arrived at the site of the attack off the Font Da Telha Beach, the respondents found that the five people had already fled their boat and moved to a different tourist ship that offered help.

The respondents found the crew of the four -person sailing boats when they arrived at the site of this attack off the Caskais Bay. They told the Navy that they helped move the boat to a port near Lisbon.

Online reports that indicate that the tourist ship that was attacked off FME DA Telha beach was sank as a result, however Video footage Mercedes -Benz Ouchinn Section Company shares the seizure of the accident.

CBS News has communicated with the Portuguese National Maritime Authority for more information.

The documented interactions between Orcas and humans have increased over the past few years, especially in water Off the coast of Spain and Portugal Around Strait of GibraltarIt is a narrow waterway that extends between southern Spain and Morocco.

ORCA IBérica GTOA research group says she has Record hundreds From the so -called “interactions” with Orcas and sailing vessels in that region between 2020 and 2024, including incidents in which the deadly whales were shocked repeatedly, and in some cases, the boats that have been targeted successfully converted, causing damage to the vessels.