What I like best about the story is hearing 'the orca got far enough away so I could put my boat into gear and leave...' - not only a refuge boat for otters, but also taking care not to hurt the orca. Respect.

Little guy quite accurately went "Okay the weird thing on that boat MIGHT kill me but this Orca is DEFINITELY going to kill me so I'll roll those dice!"

As a surfer on the NorCal coast, I can testify that you can tell when an animal is “on the hunt”. I’ve had sharks surface right next to me, and I was not scared at all. But one time, a Great White came after us, and you could just tell by the way it cut the water, it was on the hunt. And blind panic.

"I'll take my chances with the hooman ... he seems nice."

Gonna need a bigger boat.

I hope that otter can live long enough to tell his grandchildren how he managed to survive an orca attack back when he was a kid

That part when he went back in the water to look for his friend made me sad 😢 I hope the other otter made it to safety and they can be reunited

Such an adorable creature. Glad he found refuge on your boat.

I’m sorry he lost his otter friend & grateful he triumped♥️

I love how the Otter glanced back when he said "I'm not gonna hurt you" as if to say "Thanks bro"

I love that the little guy gave love bumps to the boat after getting off. As if to say - "thank you for this boat, and thank you boat, for being there." 🥰

Right place, right time for the otter. Cap’s saying “you’re safe, dude, I’m not going to hurt you,” almost choked me up bc as he also said how small he felt w all this wonder around him! Beautiful man & experience.

Aww the otter’s little tap on the boat at the end 🥰

I saw a video one time where a penguin jumped on a tourist boat. There was a whole pod of orcas circling that boat for probably a good hour before they finally left and the penguin felt safe enough to go. Also, the boat can't move while the orcas are there because they could get injured. So they just hung out until it was safe. It was hilarious and cute the way the penguin just hung out in the boat like "these are my people, they'll protect me."

Thank you so much for providing a safe haven for this lucky otter!!

It's kind of amazing when the otter figured he was safer on the boat rather than in the water. Granted it may be the circle of life, but letting the otter take refuge, even for a little while, was cool to watch (and I'm sure he didn't mind either). Well done and well handled.

Oh, sweetheart, I want to protect you. Come here where it's safe. I love sea otters. Thank you John for helping him stay safe. This otter is smart !

Respect you for waiting for the orca to move away. I'm glad the otter lived, but I'm sorry the orca missed a much needed meal.

It matters to the ones we save. You've got a good heart, bro. God bless you.

Bless his heart - that little face is so cute!