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A group of orcas managed to sink a yacht off the coast of Morocco last week, after its 45-minute attack on the vessel caused irreparable damage.

The attack in the Strait of Gibraltar came amid a yearslong uptick in incidents where orca pods seemingly try to capsize boats in that region.

The attack in the Strait of Gibraltar came amid a yearslong uptick in incidents where orca pods seemingly try to capsize boats in that region.

The yacht sank near the entrance to the port of Tanger-Med which is nearly 30 miles northeast of Tangier along the Strait of Gibraltar | World News

The attack in the Strait of Gibraltar came amid a yearslong uptick in incidents where orca pods seemingly try to capsize boats in that region.

Traumatic incidents may be the root cause of the unusual behaviour, which has ramped up over the last three years.

Some 744 encounters between killer whales and boats taking place between the coast of North Africa and Brittany have been recorded by scientists since 2020.

Orcas are attacking and capsizing boats off the coast of Spain in what researchers are saying may be learned behaviour. The local maritime rescue

Traumatic incidents may be the root cause of the unusual behaviour, which has ramped up over the last three years.

Reported incidents of orcas ramming into boats, including yachts and sailboats near the Spanish and Portuguese coast have tripled in the last two years, according to data released by GTOA, a group that researches orcas in the region.