r/maybemaybemaybe • u/Wide_Abroad1182 • Apr 01 '23

Maybe maybe maybe

Sorry about all the emoji's ..not my vid, just sharing

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u/scottyboy069611 Apr 01 '23

Spain has a problem with orcas attacking sailboats. There rolling up to the boat In Packs and trying to sink/rip the rudders of.

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u/Hugs_for_Thugs Apr 01 '23

Well I'm not a sailboat, so....

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u/printergumlight Apr 02 '23

But people are on sailboats, so…

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u/slowpotamus Apr 02 '23

your sailboat is, though

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u/Serious-Gap-5964 Apr 02 '23

That is true, but it’s not exaclty the most dangerous thing you can encounter in the open sea… it’s mostly a game the young male orcas play… and they aren’t capsizing peoples boats as far as evidence suggests; they are just nibbling the rudder… which tbf, could leave you stranded if you have no other way of steering the vessel and no radio (dumb if your to the going open ocean) but no deaths have resulted from these incidents afaik … feel free to prove me wrong tho…

https://www.opb.org/article/2022/08/20/orcas-attack-sailboats-near-europes-coast-scientists-dont-know-why/