Killer whale attacks spread to UK waters for first time as yacht rammed

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Killer whale attacks spread to UK waters for first time as yacht rammed
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A SAILOR has told how a killer whale “circled” his boat before ramming it “again and again” while in UK waters. The incident in the North Sea off Shetland on Monday is the first-ever case in northe…

consultant Janet, 58, said: "I couldn't believe it when I saw them - it's extremely rare. We were sitting ducks."Because everyone was calm it felt okay, but we were petrified, it wasn't until afterwards that we talked about being very scared."British crew of a luxury yacht began fearing for their livesThe 25ft orcas slammed into the vessel’s hull for two hours — and one even swam away with a chunk of the rudder.

In August last year a group of alarmed sailors also spotted a gang of violent young male orcas who had beenAnd in November, the crew of a sinking yacht watched a pod of orcas circling their boat

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