Blue Horizon · vídeo

O que este vídeo aborda

A steel-hulled sailboat crossing the Bay of Biscay encounters a pod of orcas that repeatedly rams the vessel and strikes the rudder.11:49 The crew, Thilo, Leonie, and Jonas, initially observe the animals from the deck before the orcas begin flanking the boat and bumping the hull from below.11:49 The interaction causes the steering wheel to spin violently as the animals make contact with the rudder and antifouling paint.12:08 The crew attributes the lack of structural damage to the boat’s steel construction, noting that a fiberglass vessel might have suffered a broken keel or rudder in a similar encounter.10:21 Following the incident, the crew completes the passage and arrives at the port of A Coruña, Spain.16:25 The transit across the Bay of Biscay, which began in calm conditions with light winds, concludes after the crew manages the vessel under motor and sail for several days.1:52 The experience underscores the unpredictability of marine wildlife encounters during offshore passages.

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