Killer whales ram boat off the coast of Morocco: 'We were sitting ducks,' says 'petrified' couple

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Killer whales ram boat off the coast of Morocco: 'We were sitting ducks,' says 'petrified' couple
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A British couple, Janet Morris and Stephen Bidwell of Cambridge, said they were taking a sailing course in early May 2023 off the coast of Morocco when a pod of orcas attacked their boat.

, the crew eventually managed to navigate to calmer waters — and to safety.

She said,"We got our valuables and our passports and talked about getting the life raft ready. It really didn't help that conditions were bad before the orcas. The boat was moving around a lot — it was hard to distinguish one cause from the others."Morris added,"The captain was very calm and orderly, which got everyone through.

At some point during the attack, the crew saw the orcas — six of them, at least, the crew said — chasing pieces of debris that looked like sponge in the water.

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