A yacht competing in the Ocean Race had a close encounter with orcas on their approach to the strait of Gibraltar on Thursday, when the animals began nudging at its rudders.
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There were no injuries to the crew or damage to the boat. The Ocean Race said that ‘orca attacks’ on boats in the area around Gibraltar, where an individual or pod of orcas ram into a boat’s hull or rudders, have become more common with boats being significantly damaged in some cases.
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