Orcas vs Beneteau 393. They nearly sank the yacht! Coastguard and helicopter rescue required.
2 August 2025 · 10 min · 18K views · Strait of Gibraltar
What this video covers
A Beneteau 393 named Chanquete Third suffers a sustained orca attack in the Strait of Gibraltar near Tarifa, with at least four orcas repeatedly striking the vessel.▶ 2:32 The animals break the rudder and perforate the bow, sending water spraying into the cabin and flooding it completely.▶ 7:04 The crew radios Tarifa Radio to report the breach and warn that the bilge pump cannot keep pace with the ingress; five centimetres of water accumulate in the bilge before the situation worsens.▶ 3:39 Tarifa Radio confirms deployment of an air unit and helicopter.▶ 3:17 The crew is forced to shut down the engine as water floods in "like a bomb inside the boat."▶ 7:10 The attack continues even after the rudder is destroyed — the orcas do not disengage between strikes.▶ 2:35 The incident illustrates that orca attacks in the Strait of Gibraltar can escalate from rudder damage to hull perforation rapidly enough to require coastguard and helicopter intervention before a crew can manage flooding alone.
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