Looks like an orcastrated attack.

Person in the video: "I don't like using the term killer whale, it wasn't so much an attack" "There were about 20 of them" Company who upoaded this video: ATTACKED BY A POD OF 30 KILLER WHALES!!!

"I dont particularly like the idea of being kickflipped to jesus" Criminally underrated line.

The crazy part is if you got in the water or the dingy, the orcas would leave you alone. This is strange, but happens quite often.

"Kicked flipped to Jesus" got me....lol no rudder no steering can feel his concern

Video: - there were 20 orcas - it wasn’t really an attack - don’t like to call them killer whales. Videotitle: ‘attack of a pod of 30 killer whales’

I'm very impressed by the narrator's and Captain's compassionate and genuine respect for the Orca's. "Maybe they like to harass boats because there's not enough fish in the ocean now, because human's eat it all"..... "At the end of the day, this is their ocean and we are visitors".....very well put and very true! A human who doesn't seem himself lording it over the Orca's but trying to understand them... Thank you!!!!

I believe they are attacking these boats because they have been harmed by them through collisions. These are extremely intelligent marine mammals who form very close family ties. Just like elephants. They learn from past experiences, and pass that knowledge on to the rest of the pod. Laws need to be enacted and enforced, to keep these wonders of the oceans protected.

That is how they disable whales by biting off the rudder/tail.

Tourists walking into the wrong neighbourhood, gotta pay a toll.

Since the time that this incident occurred, it is now believed that the attacks are likely related to the fact that some of the Orcas have been injured by boats in these waters. They definitely want the boats to leave. It seems that they are not interested in hurting the people, because they are quite capable of it were that their intention. The government of Portugal has placed boating restrictions in this area. Don't know the latest, but I heard that there was another similar incident this past month.

If only one of the crew had proved the "they never kill humans in the sea" theory by jumping over the side during this attack.

"Kicked-flipped to Jesus" caught me so off guard😂🤣🤣

Orca-Straited by Orcas in the Strait of Gibraltar.

In the early 1980's I was traveling with a friend on a 27 foot Bayliner power boat off the coast of Vancouver Island Canada ... we were approached by a large pod of Orca's also known as Killer Whales .... we counted 22 .. I was up on the Command Bridge so had a terrific view and it was a Sunny Day in July .... about 4 whales were coming right up to boat and "Breaching" jumping out of the water giving us look at eye level then falling back into the ocean ....felt like I could reach out and touch them ... this went on for about 10 minutes ....although most stayed 20 to 50 feet away .... I had already slowed down to about 5 knots while the entire pod stayed with us for about 40 minutes ... they never damaged the boat and it never occurred to me that they might .... these particular whales were what we call "Transient Pods" and not "Resident Pods" which tend to travel in smaller numbers and survive in a much smaller feeding ground ..... those whales you encountered were most likely "Transient" that feed off Seals and other Whales in the Antarctic then migrate north .... these pods are the ones that gave them the name "Killer" Whales .... they are more aggressive by nature ... I have had so many whale encounters over the years I still can't understand why people get so excited and post videos ... for a number of years I had a Sailboat that was docked in a Marina next to a place called Sealand ... our slip was 50 feet away from a floating "Shipping Container" where a "Killer Whale" named Tillicum was kept when it wasn't performing .... that whale drowned a young woman that was working at Sealand in the early 1990's then the whale was sold to a different larger Ocean Park in Florida where it drowned another trainer later .... I always assumed that floating metal shipping container was for storage .... was shocked when I was told it was for an Orca .... I was always sad when I had to go near it .... I completely understand why Tillicum drowned those people ...

now why would you deploy a life boat in a pod of thirty orcas angry at you?

I'm a marine biologist and I can tell you you're going to need a bigger boat

No big deal just an orcward situation

I'm from South of Portugal, ALGARVE and I can confirm the orcas are attacking boats almost every week, nobody can explain why this... this started after the quarantine time from the pandemic of COVID and never stopped again, the regions of south Portugal, south Spain are the places this is common to append since 2 year ago...

That's pretty unnerving--an animal that size, and intelligent acting aggressively toward you out there in the ocean. Those orcas clearly can do great mischief if they want to.

Orca's new strategy, the humans are basically soft, pink & defenseless, especially in water.

No way to know for sure but it seemed like a pack hunting demonstration for young whales to observe. We called it OJT in the military.

I actually had two orcas save me from a hammer head during a dive, that was 24 years ago. Humans have been stealing way too much food from the orcas

Glad you got the boat turned around and could fix the rudder - with all on board still safe and intact.

the boaters didn't realize a kraken was being released and the orcas were just trying to steer them away.

They obviously heard something said on the boat that was not politically correct in Orca circles.

Orcas were like: “Now go, and tell the others that from now on, offering shelter to seals will not be tolerated”.

Orcas haven’t killed a person in the wild for decades or more . I appreciate the captain has the immense respect these brilliant beasts (and human protectors) deserve!

Bwahahaha, "kick flipped to Jesus"... Hilarious !

They were sending a message to all of the aquarium owners of the world, “ let my brothers and sisters go, free them now or else.” We are not playing around like those dolphins do.

Orcas: We told you to stay OFF OUR BLOCK! Now it's on like orca kong!

They eat fiberglass because someone must have told them that eating fiber is good for the body

Dont like calling them killer whales or attacked, then dont use it in title

"Kick flipped to Jesus''. LOL That was a good one. Not that we typically get to plan how we meet Jesus, but I agree ''kick flipped'' followed by a swift dismemberment wound not be at the top of the list.

PROJECTILES. Bean bags, crustacean shell packets, etc. Mammals are very disoriented when they feel the 'sting' of a projectile impacting them and they detect no predator close enough to inflict the sting. This works with bears, big cats, large breed dogs (I have personal experience with those), etc. The temporary sting does no lasting damage, so it is a humane method to trigger their 'flight' instinct ('fight or flight') The projectiles rob the animal's ability to identify and assess the 'attacker' - they see no attacker. In their world, the animal world, there ARE no projectiles - if a stinging pain is inflicted, in their world, another animal had to get close enough to inflict it, which would allow them to size up the other animal and decide whether to fight or not. "Projectiles coming out of nowhere" - in the animal world, they know the pain is there, they don't know why they feel the pain ("there is no attacker near me"), so they associate the pain with the location they are in and LEAVE THE LOCATION. Co-existence can sometimes require brief, human-cleverness-inspired fending off. There is a business to develop and sell 'encounter-ending' projectile launchers. . .

Sounds like a legitimately uncomfortable experience. Having said that, they did not make off with the rudder as the introductory comments indicate....

Arrrg captain, we're going to need a bigger pair of shorts!!!

I had a far more minor experience but it put the orca incident into perspective for me. I was crewing on a Sigma 36 yacht racing in Portland Harbour (UK) when 4 or 5 dolphins appeared. The first we knew of their presence was feeling the back of the boat rise and the rudder clonked upwards on its bearings (big boat but tiller steered). We thought we'd hit something underwater then up popped the first dolphin. They seemed to take turns knocking the rudder upwards - I wondered if they were scratching their backs. Pretty harmless (and we did OK in the race btw) - but the power and force these dolphins exerted on the boat was astonishing. A pod of Orca's off shore must have been bloody terrifying. At certain speeds you can get a vibration off the rudder if the shape is a little off (noticed it on one of my own sailing dinghies before my late dad re-profiled the blade) I wonder if something like that was attracting/bothering them.

I was on a small 6pack boat fishin for Halibut and King Salmon in Alaska when a smaller pod maybe 8 to 10 started trying to rock our boat hoping to knock someone off of the boat. Just like they do the seals on a floating piece of ice. It was an amazing experience but also eye opening as to who's world we were in at the time.

They're not killer whales ...they're whale killing dolphins

I've heard that people also attract these whales to their boat with food, they feed them, and then wonder why they go after boats. It's the same as any wild animal...don't feed them! You are not only putting yourself in danger, but also others.

This is what happens when we teach a pod of orcas that boats are feeding stations.

Competition. Next time carry frozen tuna with you. They'll remember.

Still waiting to see any evidence of an attack

They lost some members of their family, a few months ago. It was collisions with tourist boats. Orcas are not, by nature, vicious to humans.

Your boat is creating a hostile frequency to them.

Orca- “hey buddy, a piece of your rudder fell off back their but Harold grabbed it for you, hey, HEY, HELLO!!!, what a jerk!!”

If you look close they are only protecting their young as you can see young with them. If a pod of 30 ( a little bit of a fisherman's tale there I think) really attacked the boat they will have sunk it. 2 or 3 adult Orca's will make mincemeat of a yacht if they wanted too. All they are doing is trying to keep the yacht away from their young.

This pod is endangered and measures to protect them needs to be enforced. They are trying to protect their home and their safety. Noise pollution from the boats make it harder to find food. And overfishing is causing this pod great amounts of stress. There have been articles by biologists on this exact pod regarding this situation. I hope the people in this location take greater care and measures to help this pod of dwindling giants. Grateful this boat was aware and understanding of the reality of the situation.

Sometimes the Orcas follow the tuna boats and wait for a fish on line, eat it before the fishermen can get the tuna up.

As a guy raised in a family with a long tradition of fishing, I can assure you that these animals are no match for any speargun.

As far as I know there has never been a death of a human by wild orcas in the ocean ever.

Kicked Flipped to Jesus 😭

This dude would get mugged and say don’t call him a mugger. Such a negative term. More like a misguided borrower officer .

If I saw them doing that, it would be raining blood in that ocean one shot at a time. No mercy

These are not killer whales, these are orcas. And their behaviour is unusual.

Maybe ‘Orcas rub boat’s rudder’ might be better title than “British crew are attacked by 30 killer whales”?

“I don’t like the word attack or the term killer whales.” Newsflare: Perfect! We’ll use those clickbaity terms because we done have a spine!

Killer Whales blaming Man for a lack of Food ???????, great imagination

They're actually saying "Give Gibraltar back" 🤣

Reminds me of packs of killer whales stocking/attacking a whale!

I would get out my slingshot and ice for ammo. That should be painful enough to discourage the orcas without causing any damage to them. Letting them destroy the rudder is not in my plan book.

“Kick flipped ta Jesus!” Best quote ever

“This was a bit more orchestrated…’orca-strated’…”. I see what you did there.

Looks like Mother Nature is striking back against these corporate types.

This happens because fishermen fishing for tuna fire at orcas with shotguns in the street of gibraltar. And so orcas attack boats(specially size of these fishing vessels - 9 to 20 meters) to protect their youngsters.

Perhaps the Orcas were just angry a fishboat was stealing their food. Survival of the FISHEST

So, he doesn't want to call it an attack and he doesn't want to call them killer.

We were being attacked by a large pod of killer whales... so I dropped the sail and stopped in the middle of them.

See how they can "Kick flip" this moment into "global warming" issues

The boat wasnt *attacked* and neither was the crew. They just wanted the rudder.

Maybe the boat was emitting a frequency that the Killer whales didn't like.

These animals are really clever. They noticed that the rudder was the weak point of a boat.

That rudder although damaged is still perfectly functional, only a small piece was missing.

He doesn’t like the terms ‘attacked’ and ‘killer whale’, yet the title says both.

I tend to agree that they blame humans for the disappearance of their food source. They are smart.

I read a recount of an incident in the Pacific where a family survived after their sailing boat was attacked and sank by Orka’s. The actual incident took less than a few minutes but everyone survived even after many days in a dingy. Believe it was titled survive the savage sea (or ocean) but the Orka’s did not attack the humans only the boat.

Your attitude about it was spot on!!! A bit concerning but clearly had they made the decision to really damage the boat they could have. Good on you!

Someone has harmed members of their pod, they now view boats as a threat.

In the past, seamen would sing songs about such a whale of a tale.

It’s a popular route for asylum seekers on dodgy boats that often sink - I wonder if they have learned this behaviour from picking off some of these

lot of exaggeration going on here... if they bit the rudder completely off, the boat would not have sunk... they didn't damage the rudder nearly enough for you to have to "limp" into the port of giralta.. they were playing not attacking, if they were attacking you would have no video.

"Getting kickflipped to jesus"

- killer whales is a dramatic name - I don’t wanna be kick flipped to Jesus by them

I'm thinking previously, something happened to this pod with a boat and maybe one of their own was killed.. and they are taking revenge..

Racing offshore around NZ, we'd occasionally have pods of dolphins turn up and "assertively" begin pushing the rudder around from below. We had a tiller rather than a wheel, on an 11m yacht (A Young 11 design to be specific) and even with three burly characters trying to hold it steady, we couldn't stop them steering us around when it took their fancy. No biting of the rudder though.

Ironically the Orca is not a whale, but a type of dolphin actually…

Orcas! Not “killer whales”

Ocean Trolls. You need to pay with fish.

They are the most skilled and crafty hunters in the Wild Kingdom. This is terrifying

They didn't get the name "killer whales" for being puppies. This happens a lot.

I identify as an orca. They said they were just scratching themselves on the rudder.

Lose your rudder, lose your boat. Clearly it’s your privilege. Consider your rudder reperations. Good luck sv beta.

First time I have ever seen what looks like malevolent behavior from orcas.

It amazes me that people will sympathetically allow animals to destroy their boat, risking death, all the while blaming humans.

No, it is my ocean and these dolphins are temporary guests.

They are smart enough to know were the cause of them not having food. I believe that. Sad for the whales

My first thought is they were behaving like a flock of pigeons, having learned that boats often mean food. Once they got your attention and no food was forthcoming they f'k'd right off.

You will never hear anything more fkn amazing than “Kicked-flipped to Jesus” in that accent 😂😂😂😂

I think the Orcas were telling you that your boat was in bad shape and were pointing out the problems. 😂